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

"… to Peter Dow Bachelder in his book Ships and Maritime Disasters of the Maine Coast, the ship was the largest wooden sailing ship ever wrecked off…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks - Page 1 of 2

"Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks Text by Bruce Thurlow Images from Scarborough Historical Society, Rodney Laughton and Don Googins…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Salmon industry

"Salmon industry Salmon pens off Swan's Island, ca. 1990Swan's Island Historical Society Swan’s Island was home to an Atlantic salmon farm and…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Businesses and Cottage Industries

"Historically, the cottage industries were common in areas where a large percentage of local population was engaged in seasonal work, because families…"

Historic Hallowell - Industry and Immigrants-A Changing Community

"The Cotton Mill, built in 1844 as the Hallowell Cotton Factory, initially relied on ships to carry cotton to its looms and coal to its steam plant…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Educator Resources

"… the Years Roads: From Footpaths to Super Highway Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks People who called Scarborough Home Catch of the Day…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Explore the Exhibits

"… to Super Highway Click to see exhibit Maritime Tales: Shipyards and Shipwrecks Click to see exhibit People Who Called Scarborough Home…"

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

"Lobstering and the Maine Coast . Bath, ME: Maine Maritime Museum, 1985. Milliken, John, et al. petitioned the 59th Legislature of Maine to abrogate…"

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

"Paine, Lincoln P. Down East: A Maritime History of Maine . Gardiner, ME: Tillbury House, 2000. Scarboro Register, 1905."

Historic Hallowell - Schooners, Steamers, Ships and Tankers

"… "terns" were a favorite rig of Canada's Maritime Provinces. The scow schooner, which used a schooner rig on a flat-bottomed, blunt-ended scow hull…"

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

"… of Garrison Cove, the settlers lived aboard their ship. The following August they were besieged by five hundred French and their Indian allies led…"

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

"At home some worked on Liberty ships at the shipyard in South Portland. Frances Libbey, a Scarborough teacher, wrote to local servicemen and…"

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

"… the Civil War, the Oak Hill station was a busy shipping point for horses and livestock for the Union Army.(6) Scarboro Beach Railroad Station…"

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

"Clams were shipped to the factory from all over the east coast. In 1883 Burnham & Morrill and other companies canned and shipped 3,000 to 8,000…"

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…"

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

"… war, he was particularly concerned with coastal shipping and defenses in the District of Maine. Noting the hardships Maine had suffered, he began a…"

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

"It is now the site of Scarborough Industrial Park. In 1929 Curtis Wright Corporation built a nearby log cabin intended as a barracks for a summer…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 2 of 4

"… clams from diggers, but they developed a cottage industry. Residents were hired to cut clams and paid by the gallon of meat produced."

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

"Lobster fishing was essentially a local industry until the introduction of the lobster “smack” in the early 1800s."

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - III. Boom, bustle, bust: The Steamboat Years to WWII

"After a period of busy growth, industry, and prosperity, the change shook the island. Swan’s Island’s final steam boat, the North Haven, was…"

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

"People Who Called Scarborough Home Indian Jane Wackwarreska, Scarborough, ca. 1651Scarborough Historical Society & Museum Uphannum was the…"

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

"People Who Called Scarborough Home Text by Charlene Fenlason Images from Scarborough Historical Society & Museum and Rodney Laughton A number of…"

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

"People Who Called Scarborough Home Dr. Philip Haigis Dr. Philip Haigis, Scarborough, ca. 1960Scarborough Historical Society & Museum Dr."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Timeline of Events

"Timeline of Events   Watch movie about Scarborough's MCHP experience October 2008 Scarborough Team begins monthly meetings to explore grant…"