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1607   Popham Colony planted in Maine   settlement, Maine, archaeology
1615   seasonal fishing settlements in NH and Maine exact date not known fish, New Hampshire, Maine, settlement
1624   Pemaquid (Maine) established This is a conjectural date since the exact time is unknown. This was one of several fishing or fur-trading operations established in the 1620s in northern new England. settlement, colony, Maine
1629   Plymouth colonists estabish a trading post at Cushnoc on the Kennebec River in Maine. Other traders were active nearer the coast. Plymouth, Indians, settlement
1725   Lovewell's Defeat at Pigwacket A failed raid in central Maine provoked songs and sermons about the heroism of New England soldiers. Indians, Maine
1800   Population in Connecticut stagnates while Maine explodes   population distribution
1820   Missouri Compromise guarantees statehood for Maine    
1846   Hawthorne, "Roger Malvyn's Burial" in Mosses From An Old Manse Hawthorne's story built on an already existing romance about Lovewell's Defeat at Pigwacket in 1725. Lovewell, Maine, bones
1850   45 out of 100 New Englanders live in Maine, NH, or Vermont   population distribution
1885   After moving to Prout's Neck, Maine, Winslow Homer turned to the drama of seafaring.   maritime
1898   Emily Tyson begins refurbishing Hamilton House in Maine Now owned by SPNEA, Hamilton House is representative of the fascination of wealthy families with decaying colonial properties. colonial revival
1900   Old Gaol opened in York, Maine   museum
1901   Maine Historical Society opens Wadsworth-Longfellow House   museum
1902   William Dean Howells purchases a summer home on Kittery Point, Maine   summer
1924   Ku Klux Klan has 50,000 members in Maine    
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1928   A New York surgeon founds the Abbe Museum on Mount Desert Island, Maine While summering in Bar Harbor, Dr. Abbe was fascinated by the ancient Native American tools found in nearby shell heaps. As he began collecting these artifacts, he realized the need for safe permanent storage.  

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