1625 | Samoset, an Indian sagamore, granted a deed, believed to be the first from an Indian to the colonists, to John Brown for 12,000 acres of land in the Damariscotta area. |
1868 |
Supreme Court Justice and Governor (1856-1857) Samuel Wells, a Portland attorney born in New Hampshire dies. |
1963 |
Cherryfield native and pitcher Carleton Willey blasts a grand slam home run for the New York Mets. |