Category Archives: Pine Point

Pine Point
1. Cottages
2. Lodging
1) Conroy’s by the Sea
2) Holiday House
3) Laughton’s Rooming House
4) Leavitt House
5) Lookaway Inn (and Volunteers
of America)
6) Pillsbury House
7) Pine Point House
8) Seaward Resort
3. Pine Point scenes

The Pillsbury House

Posted on January 16, 2023 by Linda Snow-McLoon

PICTURES OF THE WEEK – January 13, 2023 From the Scarborough Historical Society’s digital collections come these pictures of an early Pine Point tourist destination, the Pillsbury House, that opened its doors for lodging and shore dinners in 1875. Included … Continue reading →

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From the Ephemera: The Clams of Scarborough

Posted on November 19, 2022 by Linda Snow-McLoon

By Linda McLoon with assistance from Rodney Laughton The Clams of Scarborough “You may sing of your Providence oysters, Or boast of your roasted spring lamb, But there’s no dish or compound that ever was cooked, That comes up to … Continue reading →

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From the Ephemera

Posted on September 1, 2021 by Linda Snow-McLoon

By Linda Snow McLoon Pine Point School District #8 When the Boston & Maine Railroad added its new route from North Berwick to Portland in 1872, its plan was for the tracks to cross the Pine Point marshes and the … Continue reading →

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Bill satisfied – 29 Dec 1877 – for work at a Pine Point hotel

Posted on February 13, 2021 by Carole Plowman

Portland   Dec 29 1877 Mr. O. G. Robinson                         To Migiel Levesque Jr 1877 Octo 15 to 15 bushels [?]                                   5.25               “                     Carting                            1.00 Dec 1st   “  Plastering 3078 yds 6c                   184.68                         Patching                                       2.00 … Continue reading →

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The Villages of Scarborough

Posted on May 7, 2020 by Don Taylor

During 2011, the Scarborough Leader ran a series of articles about the various “Villages of Scarborough” which began with “Town is Rich in Village History” and was followed by 10 articles regarding various “villages” in Scarborough. These articles included the … Continue reading →

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