An acrimonious relationship develops between Maine and Massachusetts.
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Posted inBicentennial, Maine, News
Colony, Chapter I: Dawnland
Maine’s path to statehood began long before you think it did.
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Posted inConnections
Strong Historical Society to explore archaeological findings at Blue Ledge
The society will meet at 79 Main St. on Wednesday, Oct. 2, and, as always, the meeting is open to all.
Posted inBicentennial, Maine, New England, News
Vote on Maine statehood was far from assured two centuries ago
Every attempt over the previous 30 years to separate from Massachusetts had failed until July 26, 1819 – 200 years ago this week.
Posted inbPlus, Maine
What you ought to know about Maine on its 200th birthday
The state’s ‘wretched’ early years. George Washington. A black-bear-inspired war with Canada. A national reputation for drunkenness. And unmistakable political clout in Washington, D.C. They’re all just part of Maine’s colorful 200-year history.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, News
How Lewiston-Auburn reacted to the moon landing 50 years ago
While some residents expressed skepticism about the cost of the Apollo missions, others were wowed by them.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Sports
When boxer John L. Sullivan came to Lewiston, he proved a ‘gigantic fizzle’
When the world’s first heavyweight boxing champion visited Lewiston in 1885 for an exhibition match, it didn’t go well.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine
An Auburn murder in 1867 led to political feud in Augusta
Maine’s top politicians clashed after the Civil War over the hanging of a former slave.
Posted inLewiston-Auburn, Maine, News
Auburn’s high-seas mutiny hangings
One of Maine’s last executions took place in Auburn in 1858, when two men went to the gallows before a crowd of 7,000 for murder and mutiny aboard a Bath brig in the Caribbean.
Posted inHealth, Lewiston-Auburn, News
Medical pioneers in Auburn and Lewiston were a mixed bag
In an era of quackery and fraud, early doctors sought to provide health care.