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This essay describes the natural beauty of the area around Norridgewock and the Abenaki Tribe and Father Sebastien Rasles' ministry with them. Allen provided the Indian name to the area, which seems to be "Nanransouack."
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About This Item
- Title: William Allen's essay on Norridgewock, ca. 1870
- Creator: William Allen
- Creation Date: circa 1870
- Subject Date: circa 1870
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Locations:
- Norridgewock, Somerset County, ME
- Nanransouack, Somerset County, ME
- Media: Ink on paper
- Dimensions: 25 cm x 20 cm
- Local Code: Coll. S-1888, Misc. Box 88/13
- Collection: William Allen Norridgewock manuscripts
- Object Type: Text
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- Abenaki Indians
- Allen, William, 1780-1873--Prose literature
- Indians of North America--Maine--History
- Jesuits--Missions--United States--Maine
- Manuscripts
- Names, Indian
- Norridgewock (Me.)--Description and views
- Rasles, Sebastien, 1657-1724
- Sandy River (Me.)
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