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Chimney Pond, Baxter State Park (August 2001)
| 1861 | Eastport-built vessel Santa Clara is captured by Confederate raiders. | ||
| 1877 | Birth date in Lewiston of Republican U.S. Representative (1917-1931) and U.S. Senator (1931-1949) Wallace H. White, Jr. |
| 1895 | Birth date in South Portland of Republican U.S. Representative (1937-1943) James C. Oliver, later elected to Congress as a Democrat (1959-1961). |
| 1997 |
The Board of the Maine Yankee atomic power plant votes to permanently shut down the facility after economic difficulties and challenges to its safety procedures. |