Maine Memory Network

Bayley's Lobster Pound, Scarborough, ca. 1948

Contributed by: Bruce Thurlow through Scarborough Historical Society & Museum Date: circa 1948 Location: Scarborough Media: Photographic print

Lobster Measure, ca. 1920

Contributed by: Scarborough Historical Society & Museum Date: circa 1920 Media: Metal

Jameson & Wotton Wharf, Friendship

Since 1897, the Jameson & Wotton Wharf in Friendship has been an important addition to the community on Muscongus Bay. The wharf, which is accessible at all tides, was a steamboat stop for many years, as well as important to the lobster business.

Summer Folk: The Postcard View

Vacationers, "rusticators," or tourists began flooding into Maine in the last quarter of the 19th century. Many arrived by train or steamer. Eventually, automobiles expanded and changed the tourist trade, and some vacationers bought their own "cottages."

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

"… lobster pound dealers have been Googin’s Lobster Pound, Fogg’s Lobster Pound, Thurlow’s Shellfish (formerly Googin’s Lobster Pound), Pine Point…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 3 of 4

"A lobster pound allowed a dealer to hold lobsters for future sale or a newly molted lobster time to harden its shell."