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Scarborough Marsh: “Land of Much Grass” – Part 3

Part 3 of 3 Text by Bruce Thurlow Images from Scarborough Historical Society, Bruce Thurlow, Friends of the Scarborough Marsh, Maine Audubon and Scarborough Marsh Audubon Center. Realizing that this significant coastal wildlife habitat was severely threatened, in 1957 the Maine Department … Continue reading

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Scarborough Marsh: “Land of Much Grass” – Part 2

Part 2 of 3 Text by Bruce Thurlow Images from Scarborough Historical Society, Bruce Thurlow, Friends of the Scarborough Marsh, Maine Audubon  and Scarborough Marsh Audubon Center. The Scarborough Marsh has long been important to the people living near it. Here … Continue reading

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Scarborough Marsh: “Land of Much Grass” – Part 1

Part 1 of 3 Text by Bruce Thurlow Images from Scarborough Historical Society, Bruce Thurlow, Friends of the Scarborough Marsh, Maine Audubon  and Scarborough Marsh Audubon Center. To the Sokokis Indians, the area we call the Scarborough Marsh was known as … Continue reading

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Transportation Through the Years – Part 4 of 4

Text by Bruce Thurlow Images from Scarborough Historical Society, Rodney Laughton and Joseph W. Snow Automobiles and Fire Trucks Automobiles George Robinson of Pleasant Hill was the first year-round resident of Scarborough to own an automobile. It was a 1905 Rambler. … Continue reading

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Transportation Through the Years – Part 3 of 4

Text by Bruce Thurlow Images from Scarborough Historical Society, Rodney Laughton and Joseph W. Sno Aviation: When Flight Was Still a Novelty Scarborough Airport Scarborough airport, actually the Portland Airport, was dedicated on 28 and 29 September 1928. An air … Continue reading

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