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Historical Items

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Item 52180

Roller Coaster, Old Orchard Beach, 1948

Contributed by: Dyer Library/Saco Museum Date: 1948-10-03 Location: Old Orchard Beach Media: Photographic print

Item 52182

Roller Coaster fragments, Old Orchard Beach, 1948

Contributed by: Dyer Library/Saco Museum Date: 1948-10-04 Location: Old Orchard Beach Media: Photographic print

Item 52179

Roller Coaster after fire, Old Orchard, 1948

Contributed by: Dyer Library/Saco Museum Date: 1948-10-04 Location: Old Orchard Beach Media: Photographic print

Tax Records

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Item 98959

1929-2013 Forest Avenue, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Riverton Realty Company Use: Amusement

Item 98957

Assessor's Record, 1929-2013 Forest Avenue, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Riverton Realty Company Use: Dwelling

Online Exhibits

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Waldoboro Fire Department's 175 Years

While the town of Waldoboro was chartered in 1773, it began organized fire protection in 1838 with a volunteer fire department and a hand pump fire engine, the Water Witch.

Site Pages

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Early Wharves and Yards - 1795 to 1825

"General Henry Knox built coasters as early as 1796, according to Eaton, but no records of vessels attributed to him appear until the 110-ton schooner…"

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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: Shipping

"… ship building as early as 1796, and that several coasters were launched and kept running in his employ in the late eighteenth and early nineteenth…"

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Rum, Riot, and Reform - Drinking: Elegance and Debauchery

"X Coaster American, probably New York, 1855-1860 Silver and birds eye maple; silver engraved Morse Collections of Victoria Mansion: The…"