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Lincoln, Maine - Benjamin Chesley

"Riley Coburn "How did Benjamin Chesley impact your life?" Benjamin Chesley was a great figure in history."

Historic Hallowell - Dr. Benjamin Page

"Dr. Benjamin Page Dr. Benjamin Page (1770 - 1844) practiced medicine, performed minor surgery and sold patent medicine."

John Martin: Expert Observer - Benjamin Kimball, Bangor, ca. 1867

"Benjamin Kimball, Bangor, ca. 1867 Contributed by Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Description Benjamin Kimball, a Bangor…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - The American Revolution and Early Attempts at Separation - Page 1 of 2

"… The Falmouth Gazette's printers, Thomas Wait and Benjamin Titcomb, were part of a new epoch of the separationist movement; one that involved…"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Quenching the Thirst

"… and Facts About Temperance Hypocrites Benjamin F. Bunker, Waterville, 1889 Collections of Maine Historical Society S.C."

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Influential & Interesting Documents

"Benjamin Rush (1745/6-1813) of Philadelphia wrote his influential study, An Inquiry into the Effects of Ardent Spirits on the Human Mind and Body in…"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - 1620 to 1820: New England's Great Secret

"By the time of the Revolutionary War, Dr. Benjamin Rush of Philadelphia, a leading physician, helped introduce the notion that alcohol was not always…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Who were the Kennebec and Pejepscot Proprietors? - Page 5 of 7

"The Pejepscot Proprietors relied on Benjamin Larrabee and Enoch Freeman to collect payments, sell additional lots, and to deal with squatters or…"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Politics and Enforcement

"… Society Broadside 285 X Bottle Benjamin F. Haley, Biddeford, 1870-1880 Stoneware Collections of the York Institute Museum, Saco A strong…"

Rum, Riot, and Reform - Neal Dow

"951, vol. 53 Elder Benjamin D. Peck, a close associate of Neal Dow in the temperance crusade, served as State Treasurer from 1857 to 1860."

Surry by the Bay - Phebe Fowler: A Woman of Property

"She was the only daughter of Benjamin and Jemima Lord and the youngest of five children. Along with many other members of the Lord family, Benjamin…"

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

"… University of Maine Press, 2015), plate 21 Hoy, Benjamin. A Line of Blood and Dirt: Creating the Canada-United States border across Indigenous…"

Surry by the Bay - Early Settlement

"Benjamin Milliken was the only Loyalist on record from Surry. Moses Hammond, Andrew Flood and Sterling Hopkins fought against the British."

Music in Maine - Music in Maine

"Collaborators included Paul Benjamin, Denny Breau, Jane Brooks, Ken Brooks, Chris Brown, Jason Brown, Joe Kennedy, Nellie Kennedy, Cindy Larock, Mike…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Prominent Women

"… Historical Society In August, 1860, she married Benjamin Paul Akers. He was a Maine sculptor whom she had met in Rome."

Maine's Road to Statehood - The American Revolution and Early Attempts at Separation - Page 2 of 2

"The American Revolution and Early Attempts at Separation The committee sent a similar address to the citizens of Maine urging them to support…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - The Coasting Law of 1789

"The Coasting Law of 1789 'Unity' and 'Margaretta,' Machias, 1775 The Coasting Law of 1789 required that merchant ships port and register at…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - The Final Vote

"The Final Vote William Williamson to Joseph Williamson on the final vote for separation, Boston, 1819Maine Historical Society For several…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - After the War: The First Victory for Separationists

"After the War: The First Victory for Separationists The "Boxer" and "Enterprise," Monhegan, 1831 This painting depicts an 1813 battle between…"

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

"Turn of the Century to the War of 1812 The 1800s welcomed a plethora of economic and demographic changes for the District of Maine."

Maine's Road to Statehood - Maine in the 17th Century

"Maine in the 17th Century Map of New England and New York, ca. 1676 Largely an unexplored territory by European settlers, 17th century Maine…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - The Missouri Compromise: A Moral Dilemma

"The Missouri Compromise: A Moral Dilemma William P. Preble to William King regarding Missouri Compromise, Portland, 1820 Although delighted by…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - Overview: Road to Statehood

"Overview: Road to Statehood Map of the Inhabited Part of Maine, Moses Greenleaf, 1829Maine Historical Society Many know that the Missouri…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - 1790s: A Growing Movement

"1790s: A Growing Movement "An address to the inhabitants of the District of Maine upon the subject of their separation," Portland, 1791Maine…"