Keywords: St. Francis Abenaki
Item 14426
Bell-shaped Sewing Basket, ca. 1981
Contributed by: Abbe Museum Date: circa 1981 Location: Odanak Media: Ash, sweetgrass
Item 14424
Contributed by: Abbe Museum Date: circa 1980 Location: Odanak Media: Ash, sweetgrass, dye
Exhibit
For one hundred years, Acadia National Park has captured the American imagination and stood as the most recognizable symbol of Maine’s important natural history and identity. This exhibit highlights Maine Memory content relating to Acadia and Mount Desert Island.
Exhibit
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?
Site Page
Bath's Historic Downtown - History Overview
"Early Settlement While members of the Abenaki lived seasonally in the area of Bath, no permanent Native American villages occupied the site."
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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History
"… the not remote past, served as a highway for the Abenakis.” (The Sandy River & Its Valley, Vincent York) Although the early Indian settlements were…"
