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Historical Items

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Item 57277

Cover of 'Salt' magazine, Portland, 1991

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1991 Location: Portland Media: Ink on paper

Item 16474

Mortar and Pestle, Houlton, ca. 1830

Contributed by: Aroostook County Historical and Art Museum Date: circa 1830 Location: Houlton Media: Wood

Item 67302

Salt & Pepper Shakers, Strong Wood Turning Corp., Strong, ca. 1955

Contributed by: Mr. & Mrs. Robert Pike through Strong Historical Society Date: circa 1955 Location: Strong Media: Lathe-turned wood

Tax Records

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Item 86716

Storage of Salt, Union Wharf, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Union Wharf Proprietors Use: Storage of Salt

Item 86712

Storage of Salt, Union Wharf, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Union Wharf Proprietors Use: Storage of Salt

Item 37335

228-232 Commercial Street, Portland, 1924

Owner in 1924: Estate of Sylvan Shurtleff Use: Storage - Meat

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 111553

Salt Pump climbing gym floor plan, Scarborough, 2013

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 2013 Location: Scarborough Clients: Taki Miyamoto; Salt Pump Architect: Carol A. Wilson; Carol A. Wilson, Architect

Online Exhibits

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Maine Sweets: Confections and Confectioners

From chocolate to taffy, Mainers are inventive with our sweet treats. In addition to feeding our sweet tooth, it's also an economic driver for the state.

Exhibit

Cooks and Cookees: Lumber Camp Legends

Stories and tall tales abound concerning cooks and cookees -- important persons in any lumber camp, large or small.

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Lt. Charles Bridges: Getting Ahead in the Army

Sgt. Charles Bridges of Co. B of the 2nd Maine Infantry was close to the end of his two years' enlistment in early 1863 when he took advantage of an opportunity for advancement by seeking and getting a commission as an officer in the 3rd Regiment U.S. Volunteers.

Site Pages

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Marsh: "Land of Much Grass" - Page 4 of 4

"Fogg, John D. “Recollections of a Salt Marsh Farmer.” Seabrook, New Hampshire: Historical Society of Seabrook, New Hampshire, 1983."

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Marsh: "Land of Much Grass" - Page 1 of 4

"… Spartina grasses (known variously as cordgrass, salt hay, marsh grass, or salt meadow grass) convert the energy of the sun into usable food for the…"

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Marsh: "Land of Much Grass" - Page 2 of 4

"Click to view Salt Marsh Tools Salt hay continued to be important to the people of Scarborough well into the 1800s, as it became a source of income…"

My Maine Stories

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Story

Finding and cooking fiddleheads with my parents
by Brian J. Theriault

My father has been picking and eating fiddleheads almost all his life, Mom prepares and stores them

Story

How to prepare "Paquet de poisson a la vapeur"
by Titi de Baccarat

Making Gabonese cuisine in Portland Maine

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Lionel "Toots" Bouthot: A life filled with music
by Biddeford Cultural & Heritage Center

From the age of 5, a lifetime of contributing to the musical fabric of Biddeford.