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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 1 of 4

"It ceased operation in the 1920s and the building moved.(5) It was later burned down as a training exercise for firefighters."

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

"Transportation Andy, grade 6 Student transportation, also known as the school bus, has been very important in Scarborough for may years."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Quarrying

"… on Swan’s Island from the 1890s to the late 1920s when the depression took hold. At first there were small quarries along the ridges especially in…"

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

"In the 1920s, the Pledge of Allegiance was introduced, and in the mid-century, all public schools were reciting the Pledge."

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

"In the 1920s Fred Snow, a clam digger, found a better, more efficient way to can clams and founded Snow’s Canning Company."

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

"By the late 1920s rising costs and declining business caused the phasing out of the trolleys. The last trolley ran through Scarborough in 1932."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"In the 1920s, the old Union Hall was renovated and renamed Community Hall. For many years this hall was used for public functions, being centrally…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Early Settlements

"… was not introduced to Islesboro until the late 1920s. Dark Harbor Village, 1906Islesboro Historical Society DARK HARBOR In 1884, the…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Telephone communication

"… for family use arrived on the island during the 1920s. Cables to the mainland were run first to Brooklin, then to Burnt Point, and lastly to Bass…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Ocean View Hotel

"The Ocean View hotel was open throughout the 1920s but it was shut down during the Depression, along with many of the island's industries."

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"In the early 1920s, futuristic local businessman Edward Godfrey constructed a small airfield from two farms on outer Union Street."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 2 of 4

"Starting in the 1920s, students began to compete in intermural basketball, track, tennis, volleyball, skiing, snowshoeing, cross country, football…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Summer Resorts

"… Club, offering golf in the 1890s, yachting in the 1920s and tennis in the 1940s. First Tarratine Golf Club, Islesboro, ca."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Businesses and Cottage Industries

"… other businesses and stores developed during the 1920s and '30s, a new form of serving customers by home delivery began to take place, first by…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Riverside Park and Arboretum

"Recreation: A Lifetime Adventure, A History of the Presque Isle Recreation Program from the Late 1920s to 1982. 1983.City of Presque Isle website"

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"By the end of the 1920s, however, the area residents discovered the problems with a single crop economy."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Stockholm, Maine

"This building was run by the Odd Fellows in the 1920s for ten years. These people then sold it to the Eureka Club. they used it for many things."

Lincoln, Maine - The Stanislaus Family

"… Stanislaus family chose to live in Lincoln in the 1920s because Stephen was a Penobscot Native American and had lived here for years."

Surry by the Bay - Early Twentieth Century

"… Century Daily Living During the Jazz Age of 1920s, Surry had some specialized schools, including a dancing school and a singing school."

Colby College Special Collections

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Blue Hill, Maine - Educating Blue Hill

"Still, not much improved until the 1920s when electricity and modern toilets were installed. When the electric light first came in, small bulbs hung…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Eastern Maine Medical Center

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