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Keywords: Castine
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Item 17452
Title: Castine Harbor, ca. 1930
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: circa 1930
Location: Castine
Media: Postcard
Item 44480
Title: 'Salute to Castine,' Castine, 1896
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: 1896
Location: Castine
Media: Ink on paper
Item 6357
Title: Harbor shore, Castine, 1891
Contributed by: Maine Historical Society
Date: 1891
Location: Castine
Media: Ink on paper
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A Naval Disaster: The Penobscot Expedition
A fleet of privateers and hastily recruited soldiers failed to stop the British from occupying Majabigwaduce on Penobscot Bay in 1779. The disastrous Penobscot Expedition left the area, later known as Castine, to the British and a loyalist colony called New Ireland.
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When Europeans arrived in North America and disrupted traditional Native American patterns of life, they also offered other opportunities: trade goods for furs. The fur trade had mixed results for the Wabanaki.
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Britain was especially interested in occupying Maine during the Colonial era to take advantage of the timber resources. The tall, straight, old growth white pines were perfect for ships' masts to help supply the growing Royal Navy.
