BY MICHAEL KELLEY | LEADER<\/p>\n
The North Scarborough Grange Hall has sat on the corner of Saco Street and County Road for more than 100 years offering community members a place to socialize about the affairs of Scarborough.<\/p>\n
Although activity has subsided as membership has dwindled, a group of members are working hard to keep the history alive.<\/p>\n
The organization was formed in March 1909 after members of the Oak Hill Grange branched out to start their own grange. According to \u201cImages of America: Scarborough,\u201d a photo book written by Rodney Laughton, the reason for starting the North Scarborough location was \u201cbecause of the long distance to what was the Oak Hill Grange.\u201d<\/p>\n
The Oak Hill Grange is now home to Our School, a preschool and pre-kindergarten program that started in South Portland in 1980.<\/p>\n
The North Scarborough Grange began with 40 members, who met in a church that was located at what is now a gas station on the corner of Saco Street and County Road. Although the group quickly outgrew the space, the biggest concern was a place to house horses on cold nights.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"