Keywords: william king
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"… was founded on an ancient grant of Land from the King to the Plymouth Colony to trap fur. Maine Historical Society But in Maine, as in much of…"
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"… 2008) and "Our Beloved Kin: A New History of King Philip’s War" (Yale University Press, 2018), which received several awards, including the…"
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"US and British officials presented the king of the Netherlands with voluminous documentation, which informed his carefully-reasoned and pragmatic…"
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"Brooks, Lisa. Our Beloved Kin a New History of King Philip's War. New Haven: Yale University Press, 2018. Alexandra L."
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"He was the Surveyor of the King's Woods in the 1750s. Moses was a colonel in the Revolutionary army and fought at Bunker hill and in New York."
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Music in Maine - Drum, Portland, ca. 1854
"… is associated with music teacher Theodore Ingalls King (1854-1906) of Portland and Washington D.C. View additional information about this item on…"
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"… Portsmouth New Hampshire, was a Surveyor of the Kings Woods and served as Lieutenant Governor from 1717-1730."
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Surry by the Bay - Early Settlement
"… who received his appointment from Governor King, settled near the Floods in 1784 at "No Man's Cape" as Newbury Neck was called."
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Surry by the Bay - History of Surry
"The petition met the King's approval, so on March 2, 1762 the petitioners were granted six townships between the Penobscot and Mt."
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Early Maine Photography - Famous People - Page 2 of 3
"Governor William King William King, Bath, ca. 1845Maine Historical Society Born in Scarborough in 1768, William King received only a grammar…"
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Music in Maine - Rock and Roll, Punk, and Elvis
"… Historical Society Elvis Presley, called the King of Rock and Roll, was one of the most popular entertainers in American history."
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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Maine State Prison
"William King owned a large tract of land in Thomaston, formerly owned by General Henry Knox. This property included Limestone Hill and its nearly…"
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Historic Hallowell - Schooners, Steamers, Ships and Tankers
"… honor of Maine's first governor of Maine, William King. This steamer was built in 1902 in New York for the Port Chester service."
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Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Early 1800s
"The Honorable William King of Bath, who owned the Knox Wharf at the foot of Wadsworth Street, the Limestone Hill quarry and other valuable property…"
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Swan's Island: Six miles east of ordinary - Andrew Smith Store
"Charles and Ernestine King purchased the building in 1968. The home still stands at 290 Atlantic Road, and is currently owned byCharles and…"
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Historic Hallowell - Prisons and Firearms
"William King, former governor, paid 3,000 dollars for a 10-acre prison site. It was known as Limestone Hill."
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Cumberland & North Yarmouth - Our Shared History - Page 1 of 4
"King's Highway MarkerCumberland Historical Society English Settlers Arrive In the mid-1630s William Royall moved to the Casco Bay region from Salem…"
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Life on a Tidal River - Four Famous Bangorians
"Stephen and Tabitha King X Stephen King Writing in His Home Office X Creating the Statue of Hannibal Hamlin Now Located in Downtown Bangor…"
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Biddeford History & Heritage Project - III. An undercurrent of danger: Colonial Biddeford
"One violent battle took place during King Philips's War when the Pigwacket/Sokoki leader known as Squando led a group of warriors against the falls…"
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Lincoln, Maine - Aaron Woodbury
"He was married to Rebecca King in 1794. Rebecca died January 1, 1808. He then married Dorcas Fowler on February 25, 1813."
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Cumberland & North Yarmouth - "Main Streets" of North Yarmouth and Cumberland
"King's Highway mile marker B 135, Cumberland, 1975Cumberland Historical Society Two of the Earliest Roads: King's Highway and Tuttle Road Heading…"
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Guilford, Maine - Early Manufacturing - Page 2 of 3
"In 1950, Willard Cummings died and his son, H. King Cummings was elected president of the company. Many more improvements were made, seemingly…"
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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview
"In 1620, King James I of England granted lands to noblemen, knights and gentlemen, which comprised most of present-day New England."
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