The text below is taken from: "Update of the Scarborough Comprehensive Plan 1994" by Comprehensive Plan Review Committee; Scarborough, Maine; 1994; Chapter 1. History of Scarborough

Nineteenth Century (1800s): In 1815, Josiah Paine, owner of a line of stages, so objected to paying the toll across the marsh that he laid out a direct road from Dunstan to Stroudwater, which is the Payne Road of today. In 1818, stage coaches were running regular trips from Portland and Boston, and continued operations until steam railroads were built subsequent to 1840.

Around 1850, a town house was built near the geographical center of the town, at the corner of Payne Road and Two Rod Road to satisfy all townspeople. The railroad made a great change in the activity of the town and by 1883, a Town Hall was built at Oak Hill. It subsequently housed the high school at Oak Hill also.

Twentieth Century (1900s): The twentieth century has seen many rapid changes, especially in transportation. Electric car service, between Portland and Saco, via Scarborough, opened July 9, 1902. Service was on a thirty minute schedule, and running time from Monument Square in Portland to Saco was one hour and ten minutes. In 1911, a modern brick substation was built. This building now houses the Scarborough Historical Society. The trolley line was in operation through Scarborough for thirty years.

 

 Scarborough Trails
 HOME   MAPS   USES   ORDINANCE   ABOUT   LINKS 

Local Links

We are listing Web sites in our local area of special interest to trail users:

General Links

Rather than list all the possible Web sites relating to trails we can find, we are trying to identify those sites which have the most comprehensive link lists for their areas of concern:

All external Web sites are brought up in a new window.
Community Services Department Town of Scarborough