Keywords: Acadian Village
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"… Historical Society The Sokokis/Saco main village is thought to be Sowocatuck, where modern day downtown Biddeford and Saco now stand, in the areas…"
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"… overlooking the harbor which would become the village of Biddeford Pool. Most of the settlers were employed farming, fishing or both."
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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - III. An undercurrent of danger: Colonial Biddeford
"… Biddeford, 1673McArthur Public Library The village of Winter Harbor - west Saco was an increasingly dangerous place to live in the 17th and 18th…"
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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - V. A Cascade of Booms & Busts (1790-1865) - Page 1 of 3
"The shift from the Pool to Falls Village began in earnest. More entrepreneurs came to town, to lend their visions, enthusiasm, and indeed their names…"
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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - IV. Engulfed by nationalism: Revolutionary Biddeford
"… shifting from Winter Harbor up the river to Falls Village. Prior to the building of the first bridge in 1758, the only way to cross the river was…"
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"… traveled up river and spent time among the native villages, where they were treated with kindness and generosity."
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Presque Isle: The Star City - Native Americans
"… settlement until after the Civil War, although Acadians had lived along the St. John River since 1650 and American settlers arrived in Houlton in…"
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"… French and Indian War 1755 • British deport Acadians to Maine and other New England communities 1775 • Machias residents capture British ship…"