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Author Archives: Don Taylor
Why Was Superintendent Heald There? The Story Behind a 1922 School Photo
A 1922 photograph of North Scarborough School reveals a surprisingly transformed building — new portico, new windows, and a visiting superintendent. Town reports unlock the mystery: this little schoolhouse at Coal Kiln Corners was the first in Scarborough to meet Maine’s new state standards for elementary schools. Continue reading
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Tagged 1922, Anna Meserve, Arnold Hillock, Catheline Glines, Coal Kiln Corners School, Cornelia Tripp, Donald Hillock, Ethel Thomas, F. H. B. Heald, Freddie Hillock, Geneva Meserve, Harold Tripp, Helen Bickford, Henrietta Meserve, Joe Sherman, Lena (Dow) Bachelder, Lena Dow, Lena Sherman, Maine Department of Education, North Scarborough School, Olan Jones, Oliver Jones, one-room schoolhouse, Perley Jones, Phineas Meserve, Robert Winship, Russell Libby, Ruth McClellan, Scarborough history, School Standardization, Stanley Hillock, Velma Jones, Vivian Bickford, Warren Jones, Willis Reed
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From Solar Noon to Standard Time: Scarborough’s Adjustment to a New Clock
By Don Taylor I was recently asked, “When did Scarborough made the transition from local solar time to mean time?“ When the Eastern Railroad reached Scarborough in 1842, it did more than connect the town to Portland and Boston—it quietly … Continue reading
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Faces from the Past: Coal Kiln Corners School Students, circa 1920.
Scarborough, Maine – Circa 1920SHS Photo Collection #2014.17.02By Don Taylor The Scarborough Historical Society holds many photographs of Scarborough’s early schools. These images preserve not only the buildings but also the students and teachers who formed the heart of those … Continue reading
Updates April 2026
Library > Places > Businesses > Hotels, Motels, & Inns Atlantic House (est. 1850) by Enoch Nutter – Demolished May 1987 Atlantic House Clippings and an Article from the Estate of Harry H. Hughes, Jr. Links > Books Available Online: … Continue reading
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