Keywords: Maine Indian
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Site Pages
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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…"
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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"
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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…"
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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."
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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…"
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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…"
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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…"
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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."
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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…"
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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…"
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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."
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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…"
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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…"
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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."
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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…"
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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."
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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…"
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"… 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…"
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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."
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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…"
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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."
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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…"