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John Allan and the Revolution in Eastern Maine; John Allan's Proposal for an Attack on Nova Scotia 1775-76.Collections of the Nova Scotia Historical Society, Volume 2, pp. 11-16; Dictionary of Canadian Biography; Memoir of Colonel John Allan: an Officer of the Revolution; Military operations in eastern Maine and Nova Scotia during the ...
Photographs in the Maine Memory Network "Lindbergh Slept Here" Archived 2013-10-12 at the Wayback Machine, Portland Magazine, Winter guide 2013. Vol. 27. Article about Castillo Del Mar, a tiled Spanish beachfront villa designed by Stevens "In Maine, Acquiring a Homer Landscape". The Washington Post, 1 October 2004
Built in 1879-80, it is the oldest library building in Maine built for that purpose. [3] It was designed by architect Alexander C. Currier to resemble an English country church . [ 3 ] Dedicated in 1880 as the Hallowell Library, it was renamed the Hubbard Free Library in 1894, after a $20,000 donation from philanthropist Thomas Hubbard . [ 4 ]
He was a State Senator in 1859, and resigned his seat to accept the position of Maine Attorney General, which he held from 1860 to 1863. During that period, he wrote a letter to the Governor of Maine, Israel Washburn, Jr. , urging him not to appoint Joshua Chamberlain as colonel of the 20th Maine .
In 1628, he became the first European immigrant to settle on Richmond Island, off Cape Elizabeth in today's Maine. [1] [2] Known as "Great Walt," [3] Bagnall was a trader, and gained fortune by cheating the Wabanaki Confederacy. He was killed in 1631 by Scitterygusset (or Squidrayset), [4] [5] the brother of female Wabanaki leader Warrabitta. [1]
The Mark & Emily Turner Memorial Library, named after local philanthropists Mark and Emily Turner, is a public library in the City of Presque Isle, Maine, United States.. The library provides resources to the city's residents including periodicals, books, audio books, computers with internet access, and wireless internet throughout the libr
The Pettengill Farm occupies a significant portion of land at the head of the Harraseeket River, a tidal inlet that extends southwest to Casco Bay.The farm property is bounded on the south and west by the river, the north by Flying Point Road, and the east by Kelsey Brook, which empties into the river near the point where it opens into the wide channel.
Casco Castle was a resort in South Freeport, Maine, United States. Built in 1903, it was intended to resemble a castle. Designed by William R. Miller and overlooking Casco Bay immediately to its east, it burned down in 1914. All that now remains is its 185-foot (56 m) tall stone tower, which is now on private property, inaccessible to the public.