Maine Memory Network

Benedict Arnold letter, Oct. 27, 1775

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1775-10-27 Media: Ink on paper

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Benedict Arnold letter, June 24, 1776

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1776-06-24 Media: Ink on paper

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Student Exhibit: Benedict Arnold's March Through Skowhegan

Benedict Arnold arrived in Skowhegan on October 4th, 1775, and it was here that Arnold received his first offer of help from the colonists. Joseph Weston and his sons helped Benedict Arnold and his army cross over the Skowhegan Falls, but Joseph later got a severe cold from exposure and died of a fever on Oct.16th. His sons went back to the family home along the Kennebec for they were the first family to settle in Old Canaan or what is now Skowhegan.

Liberty Threatened: Maine in 1775

At Lexington and Concord, on April 19, 1775, British troops attempted to destroy munitions stored by American colonists. The battles were the opening salvos of the American Revolution. Shortly, the conflict would erupt in Maine.

Skowhegan Community History - Benedict Arnold's March

"… Kenneth Roberts, and journals of the members of Benedict Arnold's expedition. Other Benedict Arnold Projects by Skowhegan Middle School students"

Skowhegan Community History - Early Settlement in Skowhegan

"Then in the year 1775, Benedict Arnold came up the river with many troops and bateaux and crossed the island."