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

"… of farmer Seth Scamman who introduced large-scale diking to the marsh in the 1800s. As a businessman, along with William and Cyrus King, he headed…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - "Representing every particular:" John Martin's Reflections, Illustrations, and Commentary - Page 1 of 2

"… entirely from memory and not made by any given scale of feet." Martin achieved respectability in that he apparently was viewed as honest…"

Pejepscot Historical Society

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Skowhegan Community History - Abenakis in the Norridgewock/Skowhegan Area

"Boys practiced marksmanship with scaled-down bows and arrows. The girls would gather nuts, greens, roots and firewood."

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

"To increase yield and thus profits, large-scale diking was introduced and by the late 1800s five different diking companies had become involved."

Surry by the Bay - Nineteenth Century

"… much business activity with everything on a large scale: large farms and mowing fields, great piles of mussel-bed, with large barns and hay crops…"

Otisfield Historical Society

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Railroad into the Village

"… like an old fashioned “cob house” on an improved scale. The interior is filled with heavy stones and gravel."

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… industry like fertilizer, pearl essence (herring scales), and fish oil also contributed to the local economy."

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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