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Maine's Road to Statehood - The American Revolution and Early Attempts at Separation - Page 2 of 2

"Accordingly, leaders of the separation movement decided against sending the petition to the General Court before their January 1787 meeting.[8] Other…"

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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Beyond Borders: an historical overview - Page 1 of 6

"Wabanaki leaders hesitantly welcomed many of these colonists and sought to incorporate them into existing relationships with land and resources."

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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Wabanaki Agency in the Proprietor Records - Page 1 of 5

"… Wharton through an agreement with Wabanaki leaders. Similarly, as historian Emerson Baker observed, “the Kennebec Proprietors desperately sought”…"

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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Fixing Borders on the Land: The Northeastern Boundary in Treaties and Local Reality, 1763-1842 - Page 1 of 5

"… but also sharp differences among settlers and leaders in Massachusetts and Nova Scotia as well as those in the new sovereign polities of New…"

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Big Thunder

"… Thunder” Loring, Penobscot, (1827-1906) was a leader among Wabanakis who commercialized their public identities to make a living."

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Lincoln, Maine - Gary Gordon

"He was also the leader of the sniper team. He was married to Carmen and had two children. His family never saw him in any of his military uniforms…"

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Highlighting Historical Hampden - War of 1812

"The two leaders assured the citizenry that victory was all but guaranteed. The morning of September 3, 1814, was reportedly dark and rainy with…"

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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - III. An undercurrent of danger: Colonial Biddeford

"… King Philips's War when the Pigwacket/Sokoki leader known as Squando led a group of warriors against the falls area garrison of Major Phillips."

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Blue Hill, Maine - Jonathan Fisher: Unlocking the Person Beyond the Parson

"… many things as a parson and spiritual leader for which he is well known. He delivered (and retained copies of ) over 3,000 sermons, and many types…"

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Early Maine Photography - Famous People - Page 2 of 3

"This strong profile image of an aged leader is reminiscent of daguerreotypes of Andrew Jackson taken shortly before his death."

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Maine's Road to Statehood - The Missouri Compromise: A Moral Dilemma

"William King, an outspoken leader and Senator who tirelessly advocated for separation, became Maine's first governor."

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Maine's Road to Statehood - Overview: Road to Statehood

"… had been underway and was steered by savvy leaders, mercantile pursuits, boundary fights and much more."

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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Beyond Borders: A Wabanaki Perspective - Page 2 of 4

"… deeds (or purported deeds) signed with Wabanaki leaders, and sometimes by vague agreements and grants or patents from even more distant courts or…"

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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Kennebec Proprietors Biographies

"Bowdoin was a leader who raised considerable amounts of money, and served on the standing committee and as treasurer for over 25 years."

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Life on a Tidal River - Bangor and Social Reform Movements of the 1800s-1900s

"Local leaders in the abolitionist movement included John Holyoke, Enoch Pond, Amory Battles, and Joseph Henry."

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Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - The Coming of the Swedes, 1870-73

"… office manager in Gothenburg, Sweden (and the leader of the Baptists in Sweden). There were so many immigrants arriving that Thomas sent an urgent…"

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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Charles K. Savage (1903-1979): The View from Asticou - Page 5 of 6

"… designers – one a highly trained patrician leader in an elite world, the other a self-taught and experimental Maine native – was a professional…"

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Skowhegan Community History - Benedict Arnold's March

"He was extremely courageous, a brilliant leader, and extraordinarily smart. He saved the revolution at its early stages, but became infamous as a…"

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

"He was taken to Bangor City Hall. Gang leader Brady's burial, Bangor, 1937Bangor Historical Society Al Brady's body was never claimed so he…"

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Lincoln, Maine - Aaron Huntress

"… by Dana Fellows X Aaron Huntress was a leader for Lincoln because of all that he’s done. He is famous in this town for many reasons."

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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 3 of 4

"For nearly forty years Jocelyn was a prominent leader in the area. By 1671 Jocelyn found his business interests less profitable than in the early…"

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Surry by the Bay - Early Settlement

"… influence of Colonel John Black, who had been the leader in the 1809 changes, the Surry territory was re-annexed where it remains to this date."

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Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 3 of 4

"For The Love Of Paper THIRD GENERATION CHISHOLM LEADER William H. Chisholm was the third generation of his family to become President of Oxford."

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Mercy Hospital - Sisters of Mercy

"Another intrepid leader, she established the first foundation of the Sisters of Mercy in Pittsburg, Pennsylvania in 1843."