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Southbound Appalachian Trail at Moxie Pond (October 2007)
| 1775 | Benedict Arnold expedition arrives at Norridgewock Falls |
| 1897 |
Neal Dow, crusading prohibitionist, Mayor of Portland, member of the Maine House of Representatives, and Presidential candidate of the Prohibition Party in 1880, dies in Portland |
| 1918 | Women Suffrage was beaten today in the U.S. Senate. By a vote of 53 to 31, the Senate failed to adopt the resolution passed by the House submitting to the states the Susan B. Anthony suffrage amendment to the Federal constitution. Maine senators split their vote, with Fernald favoring and Hale opposing. (both Republicans) | ||
| 1918 | To slow influenza spreading, Lewiston and Auburn officials mandate closure of schools, churches, theaters, pool rooms, dance halls, and business college. Bates College will remain open. | ||
| 1932 |
Shipwreck of the two masted fishing schooner Lochinvar off Portland Head Light in thick fog. The crew escaped just before it sank. |
| 1940 |
Francis Stanley, one of the two brothers that invented the “Stanley Steamer,” dies from injuries sustained n an automobile accident |