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

"Transportation Through the Years John Meeker's Ford, Scarborough Beach, ca. 1903Scarborough Historical Society & Museum Automobiles & Fire…"

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Public Library

"Scarborough Public Library Kathy Amoroso (L), MHS Director of Digital Projects, and Celeste Shinay (R), Scarborough Public Library Representative…"

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Welcome

"Welcome Scarborough Marsh X Whether a resident of our community, a seasonal visitor, an educator, or a curious "virtual traveler," we invite…"

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

"Scarborough Marsh: "Land of Much Grass" Moses Banks MapScarborough Historical Society & Museum The Scarborough Marsh has long been important…"

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Marsh: "Land of Much Grass" - Page 3 of 4

"Scarborough Marsh: "Land of Much Grass" Site of Scarborough Marsh Audubon CenterScarborough Historical Society & Museum Realizing that this…"

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

"… Scarborough Marsh: "Land of Much Grass" aerial view of marsh X Text by Bruce Thurlow Images from Scarborough Historical Society, Bruce…"

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

"Scarborough Marsh: "Land of Much Grass" Sources Dunstan River X Acts and Resolves of the Legislature of Maine."

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Historical Society

"Scarborough Historical Society (L to R) Bruce Thurlow, Mary Pickard and Flo Maguire, Scarborough Historical Society Representatives X Bruce…"

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

"Roads: From Footpaths to Super Highway Text by Bruce Thurlow Images from Scarborough Historical Society and Charlene Fenlason Pine Point Road…"

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarbrough Middle School

"Scarbrough Middle School Jessica Kelly (L) and Middle School students X Jessica Kelly, Gifted and Talented Educational Services (GATES) teacher…"

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 2 of 4

"A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time Extra Curricular Danielle, grade 6 Scarborough High School Track Team, 1921Scarborough Historical…"

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 3 of 4

"A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time Graduation Kristen, grade 7 Scarborough High School Graduation Program, June 16, 1893Scarborough…"

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 1 of 4

"A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time The school system in Scarborough has seen many changes over the past 352 years."

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time - Page 4 of 4

"A Look Inside the Classroom Over Time Flags Jess, grade 7 Coal Kiln School, Scarborough, ca. 1900Scarborough Historical Society & Museum…"

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 1 of 4

"Historical Overview Map of Scarborough with MarshlandScarborough Historical Society & Museum Scarborough: They Called it Owascoag Text by…"

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Kids at the quarry

"They searched for signs of the once-busy industry, from iron spikes left in the granite to boilers that generated the steam power for the quarry…"

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Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… D., “Some Historical Data on the Maine Sardine Industry”, Maine Sardine Industry History. Varney, George A., A Gazetteer of the State of Maine…"

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Lobstering

"Lobstering Lobstering has kept the fishing industry on Swan’s Island the major industry from the mid 20th century to today."

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Welcome to Swan's Island!

"… Swan's Island holds a living history of the industries that have sustained its residents over the centuries."

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Baird's Quarry

"… to see the rusting remains of the once-busy industry, dug in the dirt for artifacts, and learned about their own family connections to quarry…"

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

"… decreased role in the national trend toward industrial growth would later become an attraction when the state was sought out by tourists and…"

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Quarrying

"… Society Granite quarrying was a successful industry on Swan’s Island from the 1890s to the late 1920s when the depression took hold."

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Lubec, Maine - Links

"… the lighthouse, community of Lubec, and the maritime world. Tours of Lubec and Cobscook is part of APPLE, the Association to Promote and Protect…"

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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Ocean View Hotel

"The Ocean View hotel was open throughout the 1920s but it was shut down during the Depression, along with many of the island's industries."