Keywords: Burning of Falmouth
Item 23306
Underwood Theater, Falmouth, 1900
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1900 Location: Falmouth Media: Photographic print
Item 102228
"Falmouth burnt by the Kings troops" journal entry, Falmouth Neck, 1775
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1775 Location: Portland; Falmouth Media: Ink on paper
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The history of the region now known as Maine did not begin at statehood in 1820. What was Maine before it was a state? How did Maine separate from Massachusetts? How has the Maine we experience today been shaped by thousands of years of history?
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Immigration is one of the most debated topics in Maine. Controversy aside, immigration is also America's oldest tradition, and along with religious tolerance, what our nation was built upon. Since the first people--the Wabanaki--permitted Europeans to settle in the land now known as Maine, we have been a state of immigrants.
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Maine's Road to Statehood - The American Revolution and Early Attempts at Separation - Page 1 of 2
"The burning of Falmouth in 1775 by the British was a final straw for many of those undecided about separation."
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Mercy Hospital - Growth & Expansion - Page 2 of 2
"… Cumberland County, including Gorham, Portland, Falmouth, Yarmouth, and Windham. Mercy programs, such as McAuley Residence fills a need for a…"
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Reverend Thomas Smith of First Parish Portland
by Kristina Minister, Ph.D.
Pastor, Physician, Real Estate Speculator, and Agent for Wabanaki Genocide
