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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 4 of 4

"Few roads were tarred. By 1927, popularity of the automobile forced Scarborough to address the issue of road repair and maintenance at a town meeting."

Historic Hallowell - Timeline of Cyclone

"Timbers, bricks, gravel, and tarred paper began to fly around his head as Brown ran to the other end of the mill."

Historic Clothing Collection - Mid to Late Nineteenth Century

"Extracted from coal tar, the first such dye produced a new mauve or purple color (1856). A new blue called "electric" blue, may be the bright blue…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"The Red Wing brought the first tar truck to the island to oil the roads. Governor Brann Ferry, Islesboro, ca."

Eastern Maine Medical Center

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