1846 | Henry David Thoreau first climbs Mount Katahdin, then climbs again the next day reaching the summit. | ||
1853 | First publication of the newspaper the Maine Sickle in Thomaston by O’Brien and Company. |
1878 | After arriving in Mattawamkeag by train, young Teddy Roosevelt leaves by buckboard and arrives in Island Falls to meet Maine guide William Sewall. | ||
1902 | The Gardiner Papermakers’ Union, Dirigo Lodge No. 84 is organized. |
1918 | First soldier at crowded Camp Devens near Boston becomes ill with influenza. Many soldiers here are from Maine, preparing to enter World War I | ||
1924 | Ku Klux Klan (with full uniforms, pointed hats, and masks) marches in the Town of Lincoln’s Labor Day parade. |
1953 | Hurricane Carol causes minor wind damage in the Eastport area. |
1970 |
Arctic Explorer Donald B. MacMillan dies. |