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The earliest culture known to have inhabited Maine, from roughly 3000 BC to 1000 BC, were the Red Paint People, a maritime group known for elaborate burials using red ochre. They were followed by the Susquehanna culture, the first to use pottery. [citation needed]
Margaret Chase Smith (1897–1995), first woman to serve in both houses of U.S. Congress (1940–1973); [3] first woman to have her name placed in nomination for the Presidency at a major political party's convention; [4] born in Skowhegan [5] Samantha Smith (1972–1985), child peace activist, child actress; born in Houlton, later lived in ...
Conrad Heyer (April 10, 1749 or 1753 [Note 1] – February 19, 1856) was an American farmer, veteran of the American Revolutionary War, and centenarian.He is often credited as being the earliest-born person to have been photographed alive, although several other contenders are known, most notably a shoemaker named John Adams and Caesar, an African.
Maine State House, designed by Charles Bulfinch, built 1829–1832 Misty Morning, Coast of Maine Arthur Parton (1842–1914). Between 1865 and 1870, Brooklyn Museum. The earliest known inhabitants of the territory that is now Maine were Algonquian-speaking Wabanaki peoples, including the Passamaquoddy, Maliseet, Penobscot, Androscoggin, and ...
Bennett was born Tracy Pinkham and grew up in Maine. [1] [2] Her parents were both in the Navy when her older sister, Cinda, was born, and later divorced. [2] She and her sister attended free schools. [2] According to her family, Bennett began solving jigsaw puzzles before she could talk. [3] She had an early interest in crossword puzzles. [4]
Samoset (also Somerset, c. 1590 – c. 1653) was an Abenaki sagamore and the first American Indian to make contact with the Pilgrims of Plymouth Colony in New England. He startled the colonists on March 16, 1621 by walking into Plymouth Colony and greeting them in English, saying "Welcome, Englishmen." [1]
The Popham Colony—also known as the Sagadahoc Colony—was a short-lived English colonial settlement in North America. It was established in 1607 by the proprietary Plymouth Company and was located in the present-day town of Phippsburg, Maine , near the mouth of the Kennebec River .
This category includes people who lived in the area that would become the U.S. state of Maine prior to its becoming a state. Subcategories This category has the following 2 subcategories, out of 2 total.