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Surry by the Bay - Weathervane Dispute

"Weathervane Dispute New Surry Grammar School, 1952Surry Historical Society Text by Lynn Bonsey Images contributed by Surry Historical Society…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Beyond Borders: an historical overview - Page 6 of 6

"From the 1790s to the 1840s, this ongoing dispute between the British empire and an increasingly expansionist republic implicated notions of national…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - First balloon ascension, Bangor, 1857

"… I made a vow that from that day out I would never dispute any science projected by man untill it was fully demonstrated that it was a failure or an…"

Early Maine Photography - Art - Page 1 of 2

"… a significant role in the settlement of the dispute with Great Britain over Maine’s northeast boundary."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Who were the Kennebec and Pejepscot Proprietors? - Page 5 of 7

"… These letters were given to many settlers on disputed land when the Plymouth Company began establishing their claim."

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"Harsh climate, boundary disputes, and isolation from markets deepened the frontier experience of settlers in northern Maine ."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Notable Residents

"… were no longer accepted as a means of settling disputes. The Honorable John Ruggles, Thomaston, 1859Thomaston Historical Society John…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Marsh: "Land of Much Grass" - Page 2 of 4

"… the basis for all marsh lot purchases, work and disputes involving these companies. (Corporation meeting notes and minutes were kept by George…"

West Quoddy Head Light Keepers Association

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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Women in Colonial Economies - Page 1 of 4

"… The following century, amidst escalating disputes between colonists and the Wabanaki in 1736, a Penobscot couple visited an English household to…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - The Shaping of the Borderlands: Arcane Deeds and Failed Colonies - Page 1 of 5

"Croix Commission (1796-1798) to help settle the dispute over the Northeast boundary of the United States."

Lincoln, Maine - Aroostook War

"The dispute lasted from 1838 to 1839. This was the time span when both countries’ militias started forming and getting restless over the ever-growing…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Henry Knox: Land Dealings

"… between the settlers and Henry Knox to settle the disputes. Among Knox’s correspondence is an advertisement that illustrates the ongoing…"

Life on a Tidal River - Bangor Man Rats Out Brady Gang - Page 1 of 2

"… street, in cars, and on the sidewalks in case a dispute broke out. Body of Clarence Lee Shaffer, Bangor, 1937Bangor Historical Society…"

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…"

Surry by the Bay - Early Settlement

"1880Maine Historical Society Border Dispute Originally, Surry extended to the Union River and north to Ellsworth Falls."

Surry by the Bay - History of Surry

"… rivers, was inhospitable to settlement due to disputes and battles between Great Britain and France."

Early Maine Photography - Famous People - Page 3 of 3

"… worked to settle the Northeastern Boundary Dispute with Great Britain in Maine’s favor. During his third term, he traveled from Portland, then the…"

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"… The settlement of a long-standing boundary dispute between the United States and Great Britain in 1842 also contributed to Bangor's growing…"

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"… Lubec was already in existence 1818 • Boundary dispute settled, Eastport evacuated by the British • Boundary between Canada and U.S.; Campobello…"

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"… British from 1814 until 1818 when the boundary dispute with the U.S. was finally settled, establishing the border between Canada and the U.S…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Educating Blue Hill

"There was quite a dispute over which town would host the first academy in Hancock County. The people of Castine were disappointed, since they had…"

Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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