Keywords: Shipwreck rescue
Item 5738
Rescue of Oakey L. Alexander crew, Cape Elizabeth, 1947
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1947-03-03 Location: Cape Elizabeth Media: Photograph, jpg
Item 17349
Binoculars, Wood Island Lighthouse, ca. 1865
Contributed by: An individual through Friends of Wood Island Lighthouse Date: circa 1865 Location: Old Orchard Beach Media: Glass, metal
Exhibit
The rocky coastline of Cape Elizabeth has sent many vessels to their watery graves.
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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks - Page 2 of 2
"Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks Wreck of the Sagamore, Scarborough, 1934Scarborough Historical Society & Museum Shipwrecks…"
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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 4 of 4
"Scarborough was the first town in Maine to have a rescue service, and later the group helped set up units in Standish and Cape Elizabeth."
