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Category Archives: Places
Beech Hill School, ca. 1879
This was a District 1 school located on the Pleasant Hill Road and Fogg Road intersection. It operated from 1790 to 1940. It later became a shed at the Prouts Neck Country Club.
Posted in Pleasant Hill, Prout's Neck, Schools
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They Answered the Call – Part 2
Part 2 of 2 by Mary Pickard Images from Scarborough Historical Society, Maine Historical Society, and Maine State Archives Letters to and from soldiers revealed concerns about the future. In a letter to her friend Gardner Waterhouse with the 7th … Continue reading
Posted in Dunstan, They Answered the Call
Tagged Augustus Freedom Moulton, Augustus Moulton, Benjamin Waterhouse, Charles C. G. Thoraton, Charles Gustin, Clara Moses, Enoch Snow, Freedom Milliken, Gardner Waterhouse, George E. Merrill, Henry Farr, Hiram Berry, Horatio Hight, John Young, Mahlon Parker, Martin Perry, Melville Milliken, Robert Waterhouse, Sumner Commings Libby, Thomas Libby, Zabulon Knight
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Clamming and Lobstering – Part 4
Catch of the Day – Part 4 By Bruce Thurlow Images from Scarborough Historical Society, Bruce Thurlow, Bill Bayley and Don Googins I Remember Lobster Fishing in Scarborough Most clam and lobster fisheries in Scarborough have been associated with Pine … Continue reading
Posted in Clamming and Lobstering, Ocean, Pine Point
Tagged Bayley’s Lobster Pound, Fogg’s Lobster Pound, Googins Lobster Pound
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Clamming and Lobstering – Part 3
Catch of the Day – Part 3 By Bruce Thurlow Images from Scarborough Historical Society, Bruce Thurlow, Bill Bayley and Don Googins Lobster Fishing The first recorded lobster catch was in 1605 when the crew of the Archangel, captained by … Continue reading
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Tagged Burnham & Morrill, lobster fishing
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Clamming and Lobstering – Part 2
Catch of the Day – Part 2 By Bruce Thurlow Images from Scarborough Historical Society, Bruce Thurlow, Bill Bayley and Don Googins By 1880 conflict arose between Scarborough Marsh diking company owners and clam diggers, boaters, and fishermen who claimed … Continue reading
Posted in Clamming and Lobstering, Ocean, Pine Point, Scarborough Marsh
Tagged David Thurlow, Donald A. Thurlow, Donald H. Thurlow, Dunstan School Restaurants, Fred Snow, Googins Lobster Pound, Inc., John Thurlow., Michael Thurlow., Paul Bayley, Pine Point Seafood Distributors, Pine Point Seafood Market, Red Tide, Snow’s Canning Company, Stanley Bayley, The Clambake, Thurlow’s Shellfish Company, Thurston & Bayley
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