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High school classes – 1891 to 1988.
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1. Beech Hill School
2. Beech Ridge School
3. Bessey School
4. Black Point School
5. Blue Point School
6. Broadturn School
7. Dunstan School
8. Libby School
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11. Oak Hill School
12. Pine Point School
13. Scar Free High School
14. Scarborough High School
14a – Yearbooks
15. Scottows Hill School
16. Sunday Schools
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Schools miscellaneous
1. Alumni pages 1924
2. Celebrities–Bessey School
3. Elwood G. Bessey
4. FHB Heald, School Supt.
5. Piano Recitals
6. Sadie Larrabee teaching documents
7. School play programs

Oak Hill School (Original)

Posted on November 15, 2016 by Don Taylor

This original Oak Hill School was also called The Longfellow School by many older residents. This picture was taken the last day of school, June 23, 1905. It is now part of the Nickerson House located on Route 1 across … Continue reading →

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Beech Ridge School

Posted on November 15, 2016 by scarbo7_wp

This school building is still located just west of the intersection of Holmes Road and Beech Ridge Road. It was discontinued in 1947. At that time it was sold to the Beech Ridge Association for $1.00.

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Libby School, Scarborough, ca. 1959

Posted on November 15, 2016 by scarbo7_wp

This school was built in 1876 and discontinued in 1959. It had been named for the resident families living in that area. It was a one room school. However, one year the participation of 59 students caused a need to … Continue reading →

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Hunnewell House, ca. 1950

Posted on November 15, 2016 by scarbo7_wp

By 1647, the Massachusetts Bay Colony Court passed a law requiring settlements in the colony to support a school if their numbers of settlers was one hundred or more. In 1751, the town raised money to support a school. By … Continue reading →

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Bessey School

Posted on November 15, 2016 by Rodney Laughton

“In the mid 1920’s, the ever growing population in Scarborough created the need for a new high school. The school is shown under construction in 1926. It became known simply as Scarborough High School until 1954, when it was renamed for … Continue reading →

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