1775 | Benedict Arnold expedition to attack Quebec begins portage across the Great Carry from the Kennebec to the Dead River. |
1819 |
Maine’s constitutional convention convenes at the Cumberland County courthouse in Portland to draft the impending state’s basic document. | ||
1862 | Calais-built vessel Lamplighter is captured by Confederate raiders. |
1906 |
Shipwreck of the four masted schooner Helen B. Crosby on Drunkard Ledge near North Haven Island. |
1918 | Reacting to the influenza epidemic, the Camden Congregational Church vestry has been converted to a hospital and is full of cot beds for the care of the sickness in town. |