Maine Memory Network

Porter Memorial Library

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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Passamaquoddy Hereditary Chief Francis Joseph Neptune

"… Neptune worked helping the American colonists in Machias during the American Revolutionary War but died during period around 1780."

Maine's Road to Statehood - The Coasting Law of 1789

"… Law of 1789 'Unity' and 'Margaretta,' Machias, 1775 The Coasting Law of 1789 required that merchant ships port and register at each…"

Lubec, Maine - The Gardner Lake Tragedy - Page 1 of 2

"… usually placid waters of Gardner’s Lake, east of Machias in far Washington County. They gathered from Ridge, Split Hill, McCurdy, and Straight…"

Early Maine Photography - Landscape Photography - Page 1 of 2

"… houses, the Foster House, built in 1800 in East Machias, the Perkins-Witherle House in Castine, the McCobb House of 1806 in Phippsburg (now the…"

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"… to Maine and other New England communities 1775 • Machias residents capture British ship Margaretta in the first naval battle of War of…"

Early Maine Photography - War - Page 2 of 2

"Some Mainers such as Randall Tolman Gammon of Machias joined out-of-state regiments. Private Gammon served in the 39th Massachusetts before…"

Lubec, Maine - Klondike: Lubec's Gold from Sea Water Hoax

"… who had been working on the railroad in Machias, were drawn to the project with promises of high wages."

Historic Hallowell - Logging

"Pine log drive on Machias River, ca. 1950Ambajejus Boom House Museum It was in the early 1900s when they logged and worked very hard along the…"

Peary-MacMillan Arctic Museum and Arctic Studies Center

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Rustication

"… was stopping in Southwest Harbor on its way to Machias. This was its only Mount Desert stop, and the village would become the first on the island…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 2 of 4

"… first naval battle of the Revolution occurred in Machias when townspeople fired on the British schooner Margaretta, killing the commander and…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Native Americans

"… graves, have been found in Ashland, along the Big Machias River, and on Millinocket Lake (Aroostook River)."

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… to become the 23rd state, the road from Lubec to Machias was completed and William Chaloner established a stage coach run connecting the two towns."

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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