Maine Memory Network

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Marsh: "Land of Much Grass" - Page 2 of 4

"Click to view Salt Marsh Tools Salt hay continued to be important to the people of Scarborough well into the 1800s, as it became a source of income…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Marsh: "Land of Much Grass" - Page 1 of 4

"… grasses (known variously as cordgrass, salt hay, marsh grass, or salt meadow grass) convert the energy of the sun into usable food for the many…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 3 of 4

"To increase marsh salt hay production, he initiated one of the first diking experiments in Maine. His experiments attracted the attention of farmer…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 2 of 4

"Clam diggers believed they were losing flats and that clams were worth thousands of dollars more than hay."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 2 of 4

"… Society & Museum Well into the early 1900s salt hay was a source of income for owners of marsh acreage."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - …then came the settlers…

"They cut hay in the salt marshes and turned ancient forest trails into paths and dirt roads. I mean now to give you a history of my discovering of…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: Lime Works

"The hay must be used with entire economy. You will, under the direction of Mr. Gleason, attend to the objects of the wood, the rock, the teams, the…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"Exports were salt and smoked fish, sardines, potatoes, hay, wood and other agricultural products. By 1880 the era of sail had given way to the rise…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"… cheese wheels, beans, sugar, spices, slabs of salt fish, molasses barrels and the pot belly stove."