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The Makers of Maine: Essays and Tales of Early Maine History. By Herbert Edgar Holmes. Published 1912. Sketches of the Ecclesiastical History of the State of Maine. By Jonathan Greenleaf. Published 1821. A History of the Baptists in Maine. By Joshua Millet. Published 1845. History of the First Maine Cavalry, 1861-1865. By Edward Parsons Tobie ...
Historic images related to Portland (via Maine Memory Network) "Timeline: Selected Events in Maine History". Maine Memory Network. Maine Historical Society. John French. "Portland Maine History 1786 to Present" – via Facebook. Works related to Portland, various dates (via Digital Public Library of America
The site of the 1607 Popham Colony in present-day Maine is shown by "Po" on the map. The settlement at Jamestown is shown by "J". The settlement at Jamestown is shown by "J". The Popham Colony —also known as the Sagadahoc Colony —was a short-lived English colonial settlement in North America .
The History of Portland, Maine, begins when Native Americans originally called the Portland peninsula Məkíhkanək meaning "At the fish hook" in Penobscot [1] [2] and Machigonne (meaning "Great Neck") [3] in Algonquian. The peninsula and surrounding areas were home to members of the Algonquian-speaking Aucocisco branch of the Eastern Abenaki ...
This is a complete List of National Historic Landmarks in Maine. The United States National Historic Landmark program is operated under the auspices of the National Park Service , and recognizes structures, districts, objects, and similar resources according to a list of criteria of national significance. [ 1 ]
Malaga Island is a 41-acre (170,000 m 2) island at the mouth of the New Meadows River in Casco Bay, Maine, United States.It was the site of an interracial community from the American Civil War until 1911, when the residents were forcibly evicted from the island. [3]
History of towns in Maine (1 P) U. Underground Railroad in Maine (5 P) This page was last edited on 21 September 2024, at 08:17 (UTC). Text is available under the ...
Maine (/ m eɪ n / ⓘ MAYN) [10] is a state in the New England region of the United States, and the northeastern most state in the Lower 48.It borders New Hampshire to the west, the Gulf of Maine to the southeast, and the Canadian provinces of New Brunswick and Quebec to the northeast and northwest, and shares a maritime border with Nova Scotia.