September 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 1775 Benedict Arnold Expedition arrives in Gardnerstown (Pittston). 1866 Vessel Nellie Chapin Day from Jonesport arrives in Jaffa, Palestine intending to establish a colony…
September 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 The “September Gale” of 1815 felled trees in Wells after it had wreaked havoc elsewhere in New England. 1898 Shipwreck of the steamer…
September 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 “In recognition of the value and importance of every child, the State designates the last Friday in September as Children’s Day.” (1 MRSA Chapter…
September 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 John Chandler who served in Congress 1820-1823; 1823-1825; 1825-1829 as a Democratic-Republican, Crawford Republican, and a Jacksonian, dies. A member of the 1819…
September 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 1775 Benedict Arnold expedition Arrives at Fort Halifax (Winslow) 1789 Henry Dearborn appointed first Maine U.S. Marshal 1898 E Plantation now a township in…
September 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 1895 First publication of the newspaper the Coast Watch in Cape Elizabeth by Libby & Smith 1912 Birth date of Nathaniel M. Haskell in…
September 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 1835 Benjamin Ames, a Democratic-Republican from Bath, acting governor 1821-1822 and President of the Maine Senate in 1824, dies. 1918 In Portland theaters, public…
September 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 1775 Benedict Arnold expedition reaches Skowhegan and makes camp. 1872 Ephraim K. Smart, a member of the Maine House of Representatives, the Maine Senate,…
September 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 1783 Treaty of Paris confirms American independence, sets Maine’s boundaries, though they remain uncertain until the Webster-Ashburton Treaty of 1842. 1849 Birth date in…
September 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 1816 The Brunswick Statehood Convention convenes, only to dissolve in confusion in two months later. 1918 In Livermore Falls the Androscoggin County Fair is…
September 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 1877 First publication of the newspaper the Eastern Star in Biddeford by W. Lester Watson. 1969 B-52 bomber crashes and burns near Butterfield Lake…
September 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 1774 First Continental Congress convenes in Philadelphia 1813 Capture of the British brig Boxer by the American brig Enterprise off Portland during the War…
September 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 1831 Nathaniel Parker Willis, a very popular poet and journalist in the mid-nineteenth century, delivers one of his poems at a Brown University commencement…
September 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 1846 Henry David Thoreau first climbs Mount Katahdin, then climbs again the next day reaching the summit. 1853 First publication of the newspaper the…
September 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 1828 Birth date in Brewer of Joshua L. Chamberlain, Civil War General, Governor (1867-1871), and President of Bowdoin College. 1869 A violent gale drives…
September 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 1849 Birth date of Maine author Sarah Orne Jewett in South Berwick 1875 Harris M. Plaisted, who also served as Maine Governor and Attorney…
Damariscotta Shell Midden (1886) Shell middens or shell heaps, are scattered along the Maine coast giving evidence of the lifestyles of its ancient inhabitants. A “midden” is a refuse…
To F. G. Creed, Constable of the Town of Sidney, in the County of Kennebec: Greeting: In the name of the State of Maine you are hereby required to notify and warn the inhabitants of the town of Sidney, qualified by law to vote in town affairs, to assemble at the Town Hall in said…
1871 Born on Indian Island, grandson of the Chief of the Bear Clan. 1893 Attends St. Mary’s College, Van Buren. 1894-1895 Attends Holy Cross College, Worcester, Massachusetts, batting a powerful .444 over two seasons. 1896 Transfers to Notre Dame in South Bend, Indiana, where his outfield talent catches the eye of big league scouts. 1897-1899…
Text of a 1875 law giving women the authority to solemnize marriage and administer oaths. (Click to enlarge.) Prior to 1875, women, who could not yet vote, had no authority to act as a justice of the peace, administering oaths, acknowledging signatures on deeds, or performing marriages. In 1874 the Maine Supreme Court was asked…