January 22
January 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 31 1812 Town of Hollis gets its name after having it changed from the original Phillipsburg. 1844 Edward Kavanaugh, member of Congress…
January 18
January 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 31 1862 Searsport-built vessel Investigator is captured by Confederate raiders. 2001 The Boothbay Register reports that the Maine Yankee nuclear plant…
January 5
January 5 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 31 1884 First publication of the newspaper the Biddeford Daily Journal by C. H. Prescott. 1900 The Bangor Painters, Decorators…
January 1
January 1 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 31 1785 Falmouth Gazette, first Maine newspaper, begins publication 1802 Daniel Webster begins teaching at Fryeburg Academy for a nine month…
Jonesport
The town hosts a U.S. Coast Guard station, headquartered at the entrance to the Jonesport-Beals Bridge. See video and photos. The main village, a lobster fishing center, is located on Moosabec Reach and the Indian River. Two nature preserves are in the town, both on islands. A bridge across the Reach leads to the island community of Beals.