Keywords: vessel in difficulty
Item 26390
Schooner "Ella M. Willey," ca. 1900
Contributed by: An individual through Thomaston Historical Society Date: circa 1900 Location: Thomaston Media: Photographic print
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Liberty Threatened: Maine in 1775
At Lexington and Concord, on April 19, 1775, British troops attempted to destroy munitions stored by American colonists. The battles were the opening salvos of the American Revolution. Shortly, the conflict would erupt in Maine.
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The history of the region now known as Maine did not begin at statehood in 1820. What was Maine before it was a state? How did Maine separate from Massachusetts? How has the Maine we experience today been shaped by thousands of years of history?
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Highlighting Historical Hampden - War of 1812
"With great difficulty, he managed to sail his ship to Crosby’s Long Wharf in Hampden for repairs. Having taken Castine on September 1, 1814, British…"
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"… “That their situation exposes them to difficulties which no other part of the State labors under; on the one hand harassed by the British and…"
