Maine Memory Network

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 3 of 4

"These include the Rumford Public Library; the Municipal Building; The Strathglass Building (Hotel Harris); and the Strathglass Park."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Entertainment- Alameda and Opera House

"Churchill of Portland was the lead architect. The Opera House had its grand opening in September of 1913."

Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview

"… of transportation had begun to take shape as the Portland and Kennebec Railroad reached Bath in 1849, intersecting the downtown at Centre and…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 1 of 4

"Addie was involved with the public library, and she also served on the committee that erected the Soldiers Monument in Dunstan."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Columbian Block

"… Block was John Calvin Stevens who was from Portland. He was the architect for rebuilding burned properties."

Bath's Historic Downtown - Church Block

"… Fassett, a Bath native born in 1823, died in Portland in 1908. Fassett who was the architect for the Church Block, also designed the Courthouse …"

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

"The public was upset, because the Boston & Maine trains were sometimes late and connections were missed."

Bath's Historic Downtown - The Sagadahock House and The Sagadahoc Block

"John Patten was the President of The Portland and Kennebec Railroad. John Patten had the idea and was also was the main builder for this project of…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 2 of 4

"Dunstan and Portland were connected by a road inland from the marsh that went up a steep incline and over Scottow's Hill, but the hill was so steep…"

Architecture & Landscape database - Lost Gardens of Eden

"… of its powerful natural beauty to a greater public. The development of the area as a summer resort and prestigious destination was the impetus of…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 2 of 4

"Beginning in the 1860s, the Portland Railroad Company operated horse-drawn cars on rails that ran through Scarborough and other area towns."

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

"Jones, Herbert G. The King's Highway from Portland to Kittery. Portland, ME: Longfellow Press, 1953. Karr, Paul and Jeff Clark."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Peru

"… Daniel Lunt of Falmouth in 1790; John Fox of Portland in 1792; in 1794 to Isaac Thompson, Joshua Eddy, and William Thompson, all of Middleborough…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 3 of 4

"… Through the Years Air Meet at Portland Airport in Scarborough, 1928Scarborough Historical Society & Museum Aviation: When Flight Was Still…"

Historic Clothing Collection - The Maine Historical Society Historic Dress Collection - Page 2 of 2

"Margaret Payson's Delphic-style gown, Portland, ca. 1938Maine Historical Society At one time in the hierarchy of historic objects, dress was…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Roads: From Footpaths to Super Highway

"By 1653, the King’s Highway reached from Portland to Kittery and followed Scarborough’s coastline. At Scarborough, the highway began at the Spurwink…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 3 of 4

"Grandfather Tales of Scarborough. Portland, ME: Katahdin Publishing Co., 1925. Moulton, Augustus. Old Prouts Neck."

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

"… Company were finally connected to those of the Portland Railroad Company, connecting South Portland to Saco and providing trolley service through…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks - Page 2 of 2

"… & Museum The Thomas was en route from Norfolk to Portland with a cargo of coal. Encountering dense fog off Wood Island, Captain Lermond anchored…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 1 of 4

"… or gill-netting vessels, most likely out of Portland. Scarborough men have engaged primarily in coastal fishing, particularly clams and lobsters…"

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

"Secrets of a Salt Marsh. Portland, Maine: Guy Gannet Publishing Co., 1980 Van Cott, Leslie. “A Brief Scarborough Nature Center History.” Audubon…"

Bath's Historic Downtown - 94 Front Street

"Moses came to Bath from Portland in 1826 to pursue the tinsmith trade. He created the Bath Iron Foundry on the west side of Front Street, directly…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 2 of 4

"Grandfather Tales of Scarborough. Portland, ME: Katahdin Publishing Co., 1925. William KingScarborough Historical Society & Museum William King…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 4 of 4

"… residency at the Osteopathic Hospital of Maine in Portland. He arrived in Scarborough in 1944 and opened his first office in the Marshview…"