April 28
April 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1866 Rufus McIntire, who served in the War of 1812 and was a member of Congress, dies 1902 Skowhegan Painters, Decorators and Paperhangers Union…
April 29
April 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1887 John Goodwin of South Berwick, Republican U.S. Representative from Maine (1861-1863) and first governor of the Arizona Territory, dies. 1901…
April 3
April 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1639 A “Grant of the Province of Maine” to Sir Fernando Gorges exclusively was made on this date, superseding an earlier grant of 1622…
April 30
April 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1772 First white settlers, Joseph Weston and his family of eleven, arrive in what was to become the town of Skowhegan. …
April 4
April 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1802 Birth date in Hampden of social reformer Dorothea Dix. 1854 Sagadahoc County established 1859 Incorporation of the towns of Maysville (now part of…
April 5
April 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1859 Incorporation of the town of Lyndon, now the City of Caribou 1859 Incorporation of the town of Drew, now…
April 6
April 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1807 Maine towns vote on separation from Massachusetts. 100 of the 150 towns vote “NO.” Total vote: 9,404-NO and 3,370-YES. 1901 Skowhegan Carpenters and…
April 7
April 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1854 Incorporation of the town of Dayton 1901 Shipwreck of the schooner Wendell Burpee in a storm off Broad Cove near Cape Elizabeth 1925…
April 8
April 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 1815 Birth date of Democratic U.S. Representative (1851-1855) Moses MacDonald in Limerick. He served as Speaker of the Maine House in 1845.…
April 9
April 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 Officially designated as Former Prisoner of War Recognition Day, which “shall commemorate, honor and recognize the courage and heroism of all former prisoners of…
August 1
August 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1865 Birth date of Cornelia Stanwood, ornithologist-photographer 1901 Augusta Masons’ Tenders Union and Bangor Laborers Protective Union are organized 1924 Bangor Hydroelectric Company…
August 10
August 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1622 A “Grant of the Province of Maine to Sir Fernando Gorges and John Mason” was made by King James of England. 1864…
August 11
August 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1856 First publication of the newspaper the Bath Daily Sentinel published by James M. Lincoln. 1864 Maine-built vessels A. Richards, Atlantic, Carrie Estelle,…
August 12
August 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1676 Death in battle of Native American King Philip, weakening King Philip’s warriors; war ends in 1678 1822 Birth date in Gorham of…
August 13
August 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1804 Charles Turner, Jr. and a party of eleven make first recorded climb of Mount Katahdin. 1864 Birth date of John Andrew Peters,…
August 14
August 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1635 The vessel Angel Gabriel was wrecked at Pemaquid Point during a deadly storm affecting the New England coast. 1779 The American Penobscot…
August 15
August 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1761 Birth date in Portland of Edward Preble, who has been called the “Father of the American Navy,” commanded U.S. naval forces during…
August 16
August 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1864 Harpswell-built vessel P. C. Alexander and another Maine-built vessel Pearl are captured by Confederate raiders. 1980 Former Independent Governor (1975-1979) James B.…
August 17
August 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1794 Birth date in Brunswick of Governor (1834-1838) Robert Pinckney Dunlap, who also served in the Maine House and Maine Senate. 1864 Rockland-built…
August 18
August 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 14 15 16 17 18 19 20 21 22 23 24 25 26 27 28 29 30 31 1607 Popham colonists land at their colony site on the Kennebec River. 1803 Birth date of Nathan Clifford, Maine Attorney General, Maine House…