click to enlarge Arnold led an expedition in 1775 from Massachusetts, up the Kennebec River and through the Maine woods to join General Philip Schuyler in an attempt to defeat the British at Quebec. It left Cambridge on September 11th under orders from General George Washington. Follow the expedition with the expanded version of…
Benedict Arnold led an expedition through Maine to capture Quebec for the American Revolution in 1775. Hover over red dots, then click to go to related articles. Follow the bateaux toward Quebec or trace the trail back to the beginning at Swan Island. September 19 Leave Newburyport, Massachusetts September 21 …
November 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 Birth date in Bath of Arthur Sewall, a shipbuilder whose company soon became one of the largest. He was also President of the…
Capital since 1832, originally “Cushnoc,” it was the site in 1628 of the Pilgrims’ trading post, and in 1754, Fort Western. The Blaine House governor’s residence is here. The Pine Tree State Arboretum has 200 acres of rolling hills and meadows and a diversity of habitats.