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Chimney Pond, Baxter State Park (August 2001)
| 1807 | Edward Preble, who has been called the “Father of the American Navy,” and commanded U.S. naval forces during the Tripolitan War, dies in Portland. | ||
| 1861 | Ellsworth-built vessel Agricola captured by Confederate raiders. |
| 1902 | Bangor Slate, Gravel and Metal Roofers Union, No. 262, is organized | ||
| 1985 |
Samantha R. Smith, who gained fame as a young girl seeking world peace by writing to, and visiting, the leader of the Soviet Union, dies in a small plane crash. A memorial to her is on the Capital grounds in Augusta. |