Maine Memory Network

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Welcome

"Welcome Scarborough Marsh X Whether a resident of our community, a seasonal visitor, an educator, or a curious "virtual traveler," we invite…"

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"Scarborough Marsh: "Land of Much Grass" Moses Banks MapScarborough Historical Society & Museum The Scarborough Marsh has long been important…"

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"Scarborough Marsh: "Land of Much Grass" Site of Scarborough Marsh Audubon CenterScarborough Historical Society & Museum Realizing that this…"

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"… Scarborough Marsh: "Land of Much Grass" aerial view of marsh X Text by Bruce Thurlow Images from Scarborough Historical Society, Bruce…"

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"Scarborough Marsh: "Land of Much Grass" Sources Dunstan River X Acts and Resolves of the Legislature of Maine."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Educator Resources

"Educator Resources X Resources and activities for educators that are tied to the following exhibits: Scarborough Marsh: "Land of Much Grass"…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Historical Society

"Scarborough Historical Society (L to R) Bruce Thurlow, Mary Pickard and Flo Maguire, Scarborough Historical Society Representatives X Bruce…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarbrough Middle School

"Scarbrough Middle School Jessica Kelly (L) and Middle School students X Jessica Kelly, Gifted and Talented Educational Services (GATES) teacher…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 2 of 4

"A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time Extra Curricular Danielle, grade 6 Scarborough High School Track Team, 1921Scarborough Historical…"

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"A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time Graduation Kristen, grade 7 Scarborough High School Graduation Program, June 16, 1893Scarborough…"

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"A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time Flags Jess, grade 7 Coal Kiln School, Scarborough, ca. 1900Scarborough Historical Society & Museum…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Explore the Exhibits

"Explore the Exhibits We invite you to learn more about Scarborough's rich history through these interactive exhibits."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 3 of 4

"Historical Overview The Twentieth Century Trolley TicketsScarborough Historical Society & Museum By 1902 Scarborough had electricity, and…"

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"Historical Overview Map of Scarborough with MarshlandScarborough Historical Society & Museum Scarborough: They Called it Owascoag Text by…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Champlain Society - Page 2 of 2

"The book contains a report on geology by William Morris Davis, which includes the work done by Champlain Society members and this passage: “Seldom…"

Historic Hallowell - Johnson Brothers and Their Shoe Factory

"… was founded in 1887 by the twin Johnson brothers, William C. Johnson and Richardson M. Johnson. Richardson Johnson opened his first factory in…"

Guilford, Maine - Historic Buildings - Page 2 of 2

"The building on the left is the S. L. Williams, Millinery and Fancy Goods store. The person on the extreme right is William Appleyard."

Lincoln, Maine - Civil War

"He fought in Virginia and North Carolina until April 1864. After the war, William Clark was a member of the Maine House of Representatives."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Early Settlements

"Cousins William and Thomas were both born in Westerly, Rhode Island and emigrated to Islesboro from Stonington, Connecticut."

Historic Hallowell - Ice Cutting

"… in ice boxes as a source of refrigeration until William Cullen would invent the first refrigerator."

Historic Hallowell - The Opening & Closing of Hallowell's Shoe Companies

"… Factory was started in 1887 by the Johnson twins, William C. Johnson and Richardson M. Johnson. The regular building was made of wood with a brick…"

Historic Hallowell - Whaling

"In William A. Bakers book, “A Maritime History of Bath, Maine, and the Kennebec River Region” he writes that in 1851, Captain Job Pierce, who was an…"

Historic Hallowell - Carvers and Quarrymen

"… Free Library Another noted granite worker, William Rich, was born in Cornwall, England on December 23,1833 and died in Hallowell on May 12, 1915…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Shipbuilding Industry Expands - 1850 to 1857

"… and sewn at the sail lofts of Washburn & Sons and William Campbell. Shipyard owners and builders, Robinson, McCallum and Counce, sold land on the…"