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

"… French in eastern Maine joined forces with the Indians and destroyed the settlement of Falmouth. Anticipating enemy advance on Scarborough, the…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Native Americans

"George Sawyer collection is on display at the Nylander Museum in Caribou. 5. Bruce Bourque “Twelve thousand Years: American Indians in Maine"

Westport Island History Committee

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Great Cranberry Island Historical Society

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Early Settlers

"On another page of the ledger, Plosway is called ‘Indian Plosway’. We wonder why it was important to make note that Plosway was an Indian, but for…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 1 of 4

"… Maliseet, Passamaquoddy, Mi’kmaq and Penobscot Indians, were members of the old Wabanaki Confederacy, the traditional adversaries of the Iroquois."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Arriving in Bar Harbor

"Travel fares were sometimes reimbursed by Indian agents who controlled the tribes’ annual budget of state-allocated funds comprised of money set…"

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

"To early settlers she was familiarly known as Indian Jane, Jane the Indian or Jane Hannup. In 1651, Jane and her brother, as heirs of Wackwarreska…"

Historic Hallowell - Industry on Bombahook

"… Bombahook by its original occupants, the Abenaki Indians. Another belief is that Sheppard's Point at the end of the stream is shaped like India…"

Skowhegan Community History - Early Settlement in Skowhegan

"This land was already cleared out by the Indian tribe know as the Abennakis. The Indians had been farming on this land for many years."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - …then came the settlers…

"… business,” Abraham Somes met the island’s “Indian Governor” near Southwest Harbor, “bought” land from him for a gallon of rum, and documented the…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future

"… from David Hutchins were a group of Norridgewock Indians, led by Chief Pierpole. The records show that the few interactions between the two groups…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 1 of 4

"Stratton and his companions traded with Indians and the fishing fleets that visited the Maine coast."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"Back on Islesboro, ten islanders voted for the Constitution, one against. The Constitution was accepted by the majority of Maine voters, and Maine…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Big Thunder

"… was a performer, producer, and promoter of “Indian entertainments,” and his name appeared in dozens of newspapers across New England, especially…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - 1840 U.S. Census Questions

"… of wheat did you grow in 1839? Barley? Oats? Rye? Indian corn? Buck wheat? Potatoes? 5. How many pounds of wool? Hops? Wax? 6."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Part 6, pages 97-113

"Godfrey Hannibal Hamlin Indian Regatta Stephen Stanislaus Sebattis Saul Sebattis Solomon J. M. Sockalexis John Fransoway Mitchel Peol Susup Sappiel…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Other Recreation

"Pierpole was an Indian that first discovered Strong. Pierpole fished a lot too. Trapping has always been popular in our area."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Porter Family

"… Porter became a 1st lieutenant and fought in Indian warfare on the American Plains. On June 25, 1876, at age 29, he died at the battle of “Little…"

Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - I. Canoes and Clamshells: The Pre-European Settlement Years

"… frequented this region of Maine prior to the Indian Wars of 1725-26. The Malecite were known for their skill in dealing with the salt-water…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Activities for Rusticators

"… Visit the Wabanaki encampment and meet real Indians? Mount Desert Reading RoomJesup Memorial Library The Mt."

Historic Hallowell - Meeting at Koussinok

"… the “head of tide,” they came at last upon the Indian village they were seeking. Settlers were greeted warmly by the “gentle Abenaki” and were able…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 1 of 4

"And then there was Uphannum, or Indian Jane, daughter of the Sagamore of Owascoag, the Indian's name for Scarborough."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 1 of 4

"In 1780, an Indian named Pierpole moved to the area that is now Strong. His wife was Hannah Susup, and they had six children: Molly Pierpole, Molly…"