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Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Marsh: "Land of Much Grass" - Page 2 of 4

"Here the Sokokis Indians found an abundance of fish, shellfish, waterfowl and other natural resources as they hunted, trapped, clammed and fished in…"

William Fogg Public Library

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Byron

"… named Byron it was called Skillertown, a name the Indians had called it. It became incorporated in 1833 and was renamed Byron after the well known…"

Historic Clothing Collection - 1960-1970 - Page 1 of 3

"… message T-shirts, pants for women, cheap flowing Indian print skirts and caftans, exotic ethnic garments collected on trips to the far-east, and…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Who were the Kennebec and Pejepscot Proprietors? - Page 1 of 7

"He is the author of "Properties of Empire: Indians, Colonists, and Land Speculators on the New England Frontier" (2019). Coll. 60, vol."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Beyond Borders: an historical overview - Page 6 of 6

"Ian Saxine, Properties of Empire: Indians, Colonists, and Land Speculators on the New England Frontier (New York: New York University Press, 2019)."

Lincoln, Maine - Benjamin Chesley

"… Chesley moved to Lincoln in 1822 or 1823 on the Indian Trail that linked Old Town to Lincoln and many other cities in Maine as well."

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 - 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…"

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…"

Lubec, Maine - Timeline

"… Memorial Library 1700s 1754 – 1763 • Maine Indians forced north into eastern Maine during French and Indian War 1755 • British deport Acadians to…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - About Us

"… & Tim Garrity, Mount Desert Historical Society Indians & Rusticators - Julia Clark & Phe Crampton, Abbe Museum Theatre - Jodi Baker & Taylor…"

Skowhegan Community History - Skowhegan: "A Place To Watch"

"… Kennebec was a throughfare for traveling bands of Indians, including the Abenaki tribe of Algonquins."

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…"

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Scarborough Marsh: "Land of Much Grass" - Page 1 of 4

"… Scarborough Marsh Audubon Center To the Sokokis Indians, the area we call the Scarborough Marsh was known as Owascoag, the “land of much grass.” It…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Resources and Links

"Bourque, Bruce J. Twelve Thousand Years: American Indians in Maine. Lincoln: University of Nebraska Press, 2001."

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…"

Great Cranberry Island Historical Society

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 1 of 5

"… who had fought with him during the French and Indian Wars in 1759 and again in putting down Shay’s Rebellion just the year before."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Fixing Borders on the Land: The Northeastern Boundary in Treaties and Local Reality, 1763-1842 - Page 2 of 5

"… or Iroquois, tribes) negotiated with Indian Superintendent William Johnson at Johnson Hall in New York and even further west at Fort Niagara. The…"

Skowhegan Community History - Abenakis in the Norridgewock/Skowhegan Area

"… artichokes, which were well liked among the Indians. Summer - In the summer the Abenakis would travel to the coast to clam, fish, and collect…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… pioneers had seen hard service in the French and Indian and Revolutionary Wars, had been inured to hardship, toil, and poverty, and fully realized…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Basketball: From Rivals to Teammates

"… Harbor to Northeast Harbor to see the Pemetic Indians take on Gilman at Neighborhood House. They would journey to Bar Harbor to see their town’s…"