Keywords: Fish River Railroad
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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Railroad
"Click for Railroad Photos The new railroad had an immediate and profound impact. Mills built along the railroad made Strong the logging community it…"
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Life on a Tidal River - The War Effort
"… goods and red tokens were for things like meat, fish, butter, fat, and dairy goods. Rationing Gas The OPA, the Office of Price…"
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Life on a Tidal River - Bangor Man Rats Out Brady Gang - Page 1 of 2
"Dakin Sporting Goods Hunting And Fishing Window Display, Bangor, ca. 1937 Dakin's Sporting Goods sold a variety of equipment, including camping…"
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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks - Page 1 of 2
"… River and the Libby River.(1) By the 1840s, a railroad drawbridge across the Scarborough River narrowed clearance for larger ships; and by 1873…"
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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 4 of 4
"Occasionally, when winter fishing or fishing in very deep water, one line had two traps (doubles); but most of the time only single traps were on a…"
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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 1 of 4
"Early 1600s ships' logs had accounts of fishing and fur trading along the coast. Fish, particularly cod, was abundant and a very profitable commodity…"
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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 1 of 4
"Stream and river fishing was recreational, as well as a source of family food. Clam Diggers ca."
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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Marsh: "Land of Much Grass" - Page 1 of 4
"It is home to a variety of birds, fish, shellfish and mammals that either live their entire lives or live parts of their life cycles in the marsh; it…"
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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Marsh: "Land of Much Grass" - Page 2 of 4
"Here the Sokokis Indians found an abundance of fish, shellfish, waterfowl and other natural resources as they hunted, trapped, clammed and fished in…"
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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - "Fly Rod" Crosby - Page 1 of 3
"… of summer trips describe the social aspects of fishing trips, gear used and fish harvested. Later on she would discuss in detail efforts to…"
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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - "Fly Rod" Crosby - Page 2 of 3
"Visitors to the museum can still ride the railroad along the Sandy River, albeit only for a limited distance."
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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - "Fly Rod" Crosby - Page 3 of 3
"Sandy River and Rangeley Lakes Railroad station, Strong, ca. 1910 Today one can still hitch ride on the Sandy River & Rangeley Lakes Railroad at…"
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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 2 of 4
"… opened the Pine Point Seafood Market and sold fish, lobsters, clams and other seafood. By 1971 the market moved to a larger building on the…"
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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks - Page 2 of 2
"Work began and by the next spring Harold was back fishing from the Cappy. In a later diary entry, Queenie commented on the Cappy being repaired."
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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Other Recreation
"Many people fish in the local brooks, the Sandy River, and in Porter Lake. Fly fisherman, starting in the 1800s, used some of the flies that…"
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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 2 of 4
"… connection of the rails of the Biddeford & Saco Railroad Company to those of the Portland Railroad Company.(2) Scarborough would have trolley…"
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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Porter Lake
"The salmon and brook trout are occasionally stocked to make fishing even more popular. See Maine Fish Species Return to Student Research"
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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Transportation Through the Years - Page 1 of 4
"The railroad company, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Eastern Railroad, was the first link between Portland and Boston and points south."
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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Porter Family
"… “Fly Rod” Crosby, because of her love of fishing. One month before her second birthday, her father died of consumption."
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"… of pot ashes 1 pair of wheels lamb, potato, fish, bread, butter 15m 73 feet of boards 1/2 loaf of bread 1/2 bushel of potatoes 2 barrels of water 7…"
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Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 2 of 3
"Passengers then would ford the river to Peru. When the river was low, foot passengers could walk across from the island to Peru on a natural causeway."
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Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 1 of 4
"… came from the settlements along the Damariscotta River area to this area known as the Sandy River Territory."
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Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 3 of 4
"… and are suitable for swimming, boating, and fishing in the Rumford area as a result of the efforts of United States Senator Edmund S."
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Western Maine Foothills Region - Regional and Town History
"… eighteenth century, drawn by the abundance of fish and game, timber, waterpower, and farm land. The hamlets they founded grew into towns that were…"