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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
1660 - 1725   A succession of conflicts transforms indigenous/ colonial relations. A map from the 1704 Deerfield website shows the colonial Northeast, c, 1660-1725. Indian war
1689   King William's War begins This colonial version of a European war pitted French and Abenaki forces against English settlers and their Indian allies. Indians
1739   King George's War begins Another round in the intercolonial wars. Indians, New France
1773   Mary Rowlandson's narrative reprinted   women, Philip" Philip
1864   U.S. Sanitary Commission sponsors "Colonial Kitchens"    
1869   Massachusetts enfranchises Indians This ended the "protected" status that originated in the colonial period. Communities like Mashpee were divided Indian, franchise
1895   Eliza Philbrick creates a "Colonial Gown" for a DAR party in Boston   reproduction
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
1905 Paul Revere House saved from demolition The house, which was in an immigrant neighborhood, was reinvented as an early colonial dwelling. It is still open to the public. museum
1926   John D. Rockefeller funds Colonial Williamburg in Virginia   museum

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