Maine Memory Network

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - The Indian Encampment

"1887Maine Historic Preservation Commission The Indian encampment at Bar Harbor will be found a pleasant place to wile away an hour or two."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Indians & Rusticators: Wabanakis & Summer Visitors on Mount Desert Island 1840s-1920s

"At its peak in 1885, Bar Harbor’s summer Indian village at the foot of Holland Avenue was home to 250 Wabanakis."

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 - Other Recreation

"Pierpole was an Indian that first discovered Strong. Pierpole fished a lot too. Trapping has always been popular in our area."

Surry by the Bay - Early Settlement

"… and succotash and pemmican (no hide) were popular Indian dishes. After construction of crude log shacks, the people soon built good frame houses."

Surry by the Bay - History of Surry

"… they could more easily protect themselves from Indians. A majority finally won out and they hoisted sail, turning eastward, settling in in…"

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…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - I. Headwaters of a community: Sowacatuck, Chouacoet, and the sea

"… Historical Society The Sokokis/Saco main village is thought to be Sowocatuck, where modern day downtown Biddeford and Saco now stand, in the areas…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - II. Ripples of change: European exploration & settlement at Winter Harbor - Page 2 of 2

"… overlooking the harbor which would become the village of Biddeford Pool. Most of the settlers were employed farming, fishing or both."

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - III. An undercurrent of danger: Colonial Biddeford

"… Biddeford, 1673McArthur Public Library The village of Winter Harbor - west Saco was an increasingly dangerous place to live in the 17th and 18th…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - V. A Cascade of Booms & Busts (1790-1865) - Page 1 of 3

"The shift from the Pool to Falls Village began in earnest. More entrepreneurs came to town, to lend their visions, enthusiasm, and indeed their names…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - IV. Engulfed by nationalism: Revolutionary Biddeford

"… shifting from Winter Harbor up the river to Falls Village. Prior to the building of the first bridge in 1758, the only way to cross the river was…"

Biddeford History & Heritage Project - II. Ripples of change: European exploration & settlement at Winter Harbor - Page 1 of 2

"… traveled up river and spent time among the native villages, where they were treated with kindness and generosity."

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Early Performance

"Early Performance The Indian Village, Bar Harbor, ca. 1909Jesup Memorial Library Frank “Big Thunder” Loring, ca."

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…"

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."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston Narrative

"… indicating the area on the Georges River as an Indian village still referred to as Segochet. After Captain Smith reported his discoveries, Prince…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Cottagers

"… Bar Harbor in the heyday of hotels, cottages and Indian encampments, 1886 Bird's-eye view maps like this 1886 panorama of Bar Harbor were popular…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - Allies & Allegiance: Military comradery at the Centennial, 1920

"The extremely popular “Indian Village,” hosted by members by members of the Wabanaki community at Deering Oaks was a crowd and media favorite."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Historical Overview - Page 2 of 4

"… Historical Society & Museum The first Indian attack occurred September 1675 in the upper part of Blue Point at the home of Robert Nichols and his…"

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…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 2 of 3

"… to the writing of Anna Virgin Farrington, Indians from the Pennacook tribe had a camp on the mountain in back of what is known as the Ira Wing…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Native Americans

"… was little to support the theory that any band of Indians had ever been indigenous to Aroostook County, except perhaps after 1790 when white…"

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

"The three villages are distinct from the other, but are connected by a strong and unwavering bond of community."