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Home: The Wadsworth-Longfellow House and Portland - The Wadsworth Era: 1786-1807

"The Wadsworth Era: 1786-1807 Silhouette of Peleg Wadsworth, Portland, ca. 1800Maine Historical Society Peleg and Elizabeth Wadsworth lived in…"

Home: The Wadsworth-Longfellow House and Portland - The Longfellow Era: 1807-1901

"The Longfellow Era: 1807-1901 On the evening of January 1, 1804, Stephen Longfellow and Zilpah Wadsworth were married in the parlor of the house…"

Home: The Wadsworth-Longfellow House and Portland - People of the Wadsworth-Longfellow House

"… to the popular poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, who had died in 1882. View: The Wadsworth Era, 1786-1807 View: The Longfellow Era, 1807-1901"

Maine's Road to Statehood - Turn of the Century to the War of 1812

"… percent during the 1790s, and between 1794 and 1807 the shipping industry tripled. Perhaps most importantly, however, was the founding of 55…"

Greater Portland Landmarks

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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - Shipbuilding in Biddeford: Lore, Leaders, and Legacy

"… shall be appointed, to reside at Biddeford.” In 1807 the district was changed to the much simpler District of Saco, and the collector was now…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - VI. The deluge of industrial expansion & immigration (1865-1900) - Page 2 of 2

"… Pew payment receipt, Biddeford, 1806, 1807, 1810Biddeford Historical Society By 1880 almost 50% of Biddeford's residents were foreign-born…"

Skowhegan Community History - Bloomfield Academy

"… by the court of Massachusetts on Feb, 17, 1807. The purpose was to create the town's first high school as a private academy."

Early Maine Photography - Famous People - Page 3 of 3

"… shows a beardless Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882) sitting on the porch of his cottage at the popular summer resort of Nahant, Massachusetts…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Early Settlement

"… Harbor Library Northeast Harbor Section of 1807 Map by James and John PetersNortheast Harbor Library Climena Roberts Savage…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston Expands - 1805 to 1846

"… Embargo Act imposed on all American vessels in 1807 by Congress. The Act was an attempt to stop foreign exports and imports, intended to punish the…"

Music in Maine - Longfellow Family Music

"… 1869Maine Historical Society Born in Portland in 1807, poet Henry Wadsworth Longfellow spent his childhood in the Wadsworth-Longfellow House…"

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

"John Elliot had built a tavern in 1807, it had a bar and liquor was sold for 3 cents a glass. This area was bypassed when a new road was built and…"

Surry by the Bay - Early Settlement

"In 1807, a large petition of inhabitants of Ellsworth and Surry was sent to the General Court asking for annexation to Ellsworth of a part of Surry…"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Taverns, People, and Scenes

"In 1807-08, the visiting Edward Kendall noted, "boards hung out, on which are uncouth inscriptions offering spiritous liquors for sale."…"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Quenching the Thirst

"… Historic Site Henry Wadsworth Longfellow (1807-1882) Ca. 1875 Collections of Maine Historical Society; gift of Gertrude Ford, 1996 Not all…"

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"… to establish a light at West Quoddy Head 1807 • President Jefferson initiates trade embargo."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Native Americans

"… American settlers arrived in Houlton in 1805 and 1807. The first French explorers described the people of the region as Etchemin."

Guilford, Maine - Pre-Settlement And The First 100 Years

"In the winter of 1807 John Everton moved his family into the settlement which was a real blessing as Mrs. Everton was skilled in obstetrics."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"In 1807, the Massachusetts General Court granted incorporation to Farmington Academy, just 13 years after the first Town Meeting."

Lubec, Maine - Lubec History

"In 1807 President Jefferson initiated an embargo on overseas shipping which only served to further anger border communities."

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - "Main Streets" of North Yarmouth and Cumberland

"In 1807 the Embargo Act was passed by Congress, forbidding all international trade to and from American ports; with this, President Thomas Jefferson…"