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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Explore the Exhibits

"At the end of each exhibit, you will also find source notes, reference materials, and an "Educator Resources" link to lesson plans created…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad

"… Gould built a two-story building on the northwest corner of Second and State Streets to house his electric company and the Aroostook Valley…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Brothers of the Civil War

"Lawrence Railway at Dunn’s Corner, just up the road. Their farm products would be sold in Portland. James Lawrence served six years on North…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"The passenger station was located on the corner of what is now Riverside Drive and State Street along the edge of the Prestile Stream."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad and Maine Public Service Building

"… today as the Maine Public Service building on the corner of Second and State Streets was built by Gould in 1920 for the purpose of housing these…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad and Maine Public Service Company building, Presque Isle, 1921

"The building is still the offices for Maine Public Service Company. View additional information about this item on the Maine Memory Network."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Old House (circa 1820-2013)

"According to writings by A.C. Savage’s grandson Charles K. Savage (1903-1979) who owned and operated the Asticou Inn properties between 1922-1963…"

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

"… celebrated the opening of the connection of the rails of the Biddeford & Saco Railroad Company to those of the Portland Railroad Company.(2)…"

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

"Girls and boys sat on separate sides and the younger smaller children sat towards the front of the room, with the older larger children in back."

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

"the same day, the station was moved to the Pine Point side of the tracks.(2) When the Pine Point station was discontinued, it was again moved to…"

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

"In the 1920s, the Pledge of Allegiance was introduced, and in the mid-century, all public schools were reciting the Pledge."

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

"Unchanged are the seasonal weather conditions, mosquitoes, green-headed flies and midges that bother diggers on the flats."

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

"Fire destroyed the hangar in the late 1940s and no trace of the airport remains today. Portland Flying Service, Scarborough, ca."

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

"… in the morning to local homes, and at the end of the day the meat would be picked up. One could work at home rather than going to cutting rooms at…"

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

"In the cities, the ink was easier to make, because the ink consisted of only ink powder and water mixed together, while in the country, it was made…"

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

"Maine has a maximum legal size of 5 inches carapace-length, to keep the largest breeders in the lobster population."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Charles K. Savage (1903-1979): The View from Asticou - Page 6 of 6

"Savage was created in 1980 within the northeast corner of the Thuya Garden at the base of Eliot Mountain."

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

"Toward the end of the 1800s the lobster stock seemed to be in decline, spurring the enactment of laws to protect and conserve the lobster population."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Charles K. Savage (1903-1979): The View from Asticou - Page 4 of 6

"When the telephone company wanted to buy a corner of his personal property for a utility building, Charles made another urgent journey to New York…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Soldiers Of The Civil War

"Rufus Brackley is buried in the Tuttle Corner Cemetery in Freeman. Joseph O. Dodge was born on September 25, 1830, the son of William and Cynthia…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The Carr O'Brien Block

"… warden, built the Carr O’Brien Block at the Upper Corner (corner of Wadsworth and Main Streets) on the site of the former Paine Store."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The Paine House

"He carried on a successful trade in a store on the site of the Prison Store at the corner of Wadsworth Street."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - The Watts Block

"He built an impressive three-storey brick hip-roof building and presented it to the town of Thomaston."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston Architecture in the 20th Century

"Thomaston Architecture in the 20th Century Corner of Hyler and Green Streets, Thomaston, Maine 2009Thomaston Historical Society Throughout the…"