Keywords: Territorial disputes
Item 110909
Map of the Northern part of the state of Maine and of the adjacent British Provinces, 1830
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1830 Media: Ink on paper
Item 110911
North Branch of the Meduxnekeag River, ca. 1817
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1817 Media: Ink on paper
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The British capture and occupation of Eastport 1814-1818
The War of 1812 ended in December 1814, but Eastport continued to be under British control for another four years. Eastport was the last American territory occupied by the British from the War of 1812 to be returned to the United States. Except for the brief capture of two Aleutian Islands in Alaska by the Japanese in World War II, it was the last time since 2018 that United States soil was occupied by a foreign government.
Exhibit
The boundaries of Maine are the product of international conflict, economic competition, political fights, and contested development. The boundaries are expressions of human values; people determined the shape of Maine.
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West Quoddy Head Light Keepers Association
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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 4 of 4
"… a shooting and boats being sunk over territorial disputes! A reason for the local decline in observing territories, I speculate, is that many…"
