GLCEventTreasure SeekersjPCNoteSimon Ferdinando, a Portugese Navigator, working for the British Crown, lands on the Coast of Maine, looking for treasure. ahttp://www.spruceharbor.com/commun~1/maine/history.htm Taken from the Internet, August 12, 2001.French ExplorersgZ[rFrench Cartographer Samuel de Champlain explores and maps portions of the Maine coastline and the Penobscot River.ahttp://www.spruceharbor.com/commun~1/maine/history.htm Taken from the Internet, August 12, 2001.First British Settlement^ Sagadahoc'The first British settlement was established by the Plymouth Company at Popham, Maine, the same year as the settlement at Jamestown, Virginia. Because the Popham colony didn't survive the harsh Maine winter, Jamestown enjoys the distinction of being regarded as America's first permanent colony.http://www.spruceharbor.com/commun~1/maine/history.htm Taken from the Internet, August 12, 2001. and Clark, Charles E. Maine: A Bicentennial History. New York: WW Norton, 1977. p.17.Territory of Maine CreatedtSir Ferdinando Gorges and John Mason are granted rights to lands which make up what is now Maine and New Hampshire. Gorges became the first person to title the territory "Maine". _http://www.state.me.us/sos/kids/allabout/history.htm Taken from the Internet, August 13, 2001.2First American-born British Subject to be KnighteduWoolrichWilliam Phips was knighted in 1687 after raising a treasue (worth 300,000 pounds) from a Spanish ship off Haiti, and returning it to England. Phips served as the first royal governor, after leading a raid on Port Royal during King William's War.VClark, Charles E. Maine: A Bicentennial History. New York: WW Norton, 1977. p. 50-51.!Maine is Annexed by MassachusettsMaine is annexed as a frontier territory by Massachusetts. The strategic importance of Maine is established as Massachusetts officials considered it the first line of defense against potential French and Indian invasions. _http://www.state.me.us/sos/kids/allabout/history.htm Taken from the Internet, August 13, 2001.French-English Conflict@=KThis time period is marked by continuous conflict between the North American powers. What began with King Phillip's War ended with France surrendering their holdings in the new world to the English at the finish of the Seven Years War. During this time, Maine bore the brunt of several attacks by the French and Indian forces. _http://www.state.me.us/sos/kids/allabout/history.htm Taken from the Internet, August 13, 2001.Capture of Louisbourg#Troops were led by William Pepperrell of Kittery. Following a 46 day seige, Louisbourg fell, only to be returned to the French 3 years later by the Treaty of Aix-la-Chapelle. "Never again would New Englanders, especially in Maine, which with its tiny population had furnished a full third of the 3, 250 Massachusetts soldiers who composed the bulk of Pepperrell's army, regard their king and their English cousins exactly as they had before."RClark, Charles E. Maine: A Bicentennial History. New York, WW Norton, 1977. p. 60.Fort Pownall Established7Stockton SpringsxIn 1759, Fort Pownall was built in Stockton Springs, at the entrance to the Penobscot River, now marked by a lighthouse.Yhttp://www.insiders.com/maine/main-history.htm Taken from the Internet, August 14, 2001.$First Naval Battle of the RevolutionPNMachiaswA British ship arrived in port accompanied by the British warship Margaretta. The ships were to return with lumber for the British. It was one thing to send lumber to Boston but quite another to send it into the hands of the British Army. The folks of Machias met at a town meeting, declared they would never contribute lumber to the British and erected a liberty pole in the town square to emphasize their declaration. The next day, the patriots attempted to capture the Margarettas captain; he stood fast until he was hit by two musket balls. The Margaretta surrendered; the captain was carried to the Burnham Tavern (it still stands in the center of town) for medical assistance, but he died there. The Margaretta was appropriated by the patriots and renamed the Machias Liberty. (Machias forevermore carries the honor of launching the first naval battle of the American Revolution.)Yhttp://www.insiders.com/maine/main-history.htm Taken from the Internet, August 14, 2001.American RevolutionO ZIt began with the Declaration of Independence and ended with the Treaty of Paris. "Maine's role in the outbreak of revolutionary hostilities, therefore, was far from inconsiderable. Maine also served as the theatre for a few of the side actions of the war and as the scene of an epic escape." In 1775 Benedict Arnold led an expedition of mostly new England soldiers through Maine to Quebec, in an unsuccessful attempt to capture Canada from the British.Clark, Charles E. Maine: A Bicentennial History. New York: WW Norton, 1977. p. 66-67. and http://webpages.homestead.com/revwar/files/INDEX.HTM Taken from the Internet, July 3, 2001First Newspaper in Maine\FalmouthwFalmouth Gazette, first newspaper in Maine, established to aid the agitation in favor of separation from Massachusetts.Zhttp://www.waterboro.lib.me.us/histme.htm#chron Taken from the Internet, August 15, 2001.Henry Wadsworth Longfellowr{PortlandHenry Wadsworth Longfellow was considered the most influential poet of his day. The writer was born in Portland . His most popular works include "The Courtship of Miles Standish", "Evangeline" and "Hiawatha". Rhttp://www.50states.com/facts/maine.htm Taken from the Internet, August 15, 2001. War of 1812)DMaine's involvement was related to her proximity to Canada and her ties to the sea. "...however, the War of 1812 was far more than a series of minor dramatic scenes on a magnificent watery stage. It wa the catalyst for a momentous shift in internal politics that soon thereafter brought about separation from Massachusetts."SClark, Charles E. Maine: A Bicentennial History. New York: WW Norton, 1977. p. 69.Missouri Compromise*Missouri and Maine were to enter statehood simultaneously to preserve sectional equality in the Senate. The compromise became precedent for settling subsequent North-South disagreements over slavery and tariff issues, and it remained in effect until repealed by the Kansas-Nebraska Act of 1854. rhttp://encarta.msn.com/index/conciseindex/48/048CF000.htm?z=1&pg=2&br=1 Taken from the Internet, August 15, 2001.Becomes a State(5Maine was admitted to the Union as the 23rd state. Rhttp://www.50states.com/facts/maine.htm Taken from the Internet, August 15, 2001.$New Brunswick-Maine Boundary DisputeGovernor Fairfield declares war on England over a boundary dispute between New Brunswick and northern Maine. This is the first and only time a state has declared war on a foreign power. The dispute was settled, however, before any blood was shed. The Webster - Ashburton Treaty of 1842 settled the Maine/New Brunswick border dispute as both sides compromised on a new boundary between the two territories. _http://www.state.me.us/sos/kids/allabout/history.htm Taken from the Internet, August 13, 2001.Fort Knox ConstructedѰFort Knox was originally built to protect the Penobscot River Valley from British naval attack. The fort was constructed from granite from nearby Mount Waldo. Rhttp://www.50states.com/facts/maine.htm Taken from the Internet, August 15, 2001. ProhibitionThe State legislature passed a bill written by Neal Dow (then the mayor of Portland) banishing liquor from the State of Maine. By 1855, twelve other states and one terrritory had followed.TClark, Charles E. Maine: A Bicentennial History. New York: WW Norton, 1977. p. 111.Uncle Tom's Cabin BrunswickWritten by Harriet Beecher Stowe, the story began as a serialized run in the "National Era", a Washington anti-slavery weekly. It was published as a book on March 20, 1852 and sold 305,000 copies in one year in the U.S. alone.TClark, Charles E. Maine: A Bicentennial History. New York: WW Norton, 1977. p. 121.Ice HarvestingKennebec RiverUntil 1860 most ice was harvested from the Hudson River in New York state. From there it was shipped down the East Coast, to Europe and as far away as India. That year, however, the ice crop failed on the Hudson, and James L. Cheeseman came to the Kennebec to harvest 30,000 tons of ice. Before the end of the decade, Cheeseman had sold out to another New York firm, the Knickerbocker Ice Company, and he used the profits to build a dozen ice houses along the Kennebec at Pittston. These companies employed thousands of Mainers and new immigrants to build the ice houses, cut the ice, board the workers and make the sawdust that was used to insulate the "crop." chttp://www.insiders.com/southern-maine/main-history4.htm Taken from the Internet, August 14, 2001.American Civil WarlNearly 80,000 men enlisted, many under the leadership of Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain of Brewer, a 33-year old professor at Bowdoin College in Brunswick. Chamberlain commanded the 20th Maine in the battle of Gettysburg; He later was awarded the Congressional Medal of Honor for a pair of brilliant maneuvers during that battle, though 130 Maine men were killed and wounded that day. Some 8,000 Maine men in all died during the Civil War.http://www.insiders.com/maine/main-history.htm Taken from the Internet, August 14, 2001 and http://www.us-civilwar.com/ Taken from the Internet July 3, 2001.Women Can Vote?Women win the right to vote. Because Maine elections were held in September at the time, women of Maine are the first to exercise the franchise.ahttp://www.spruceharbor.com/commun~1/maine/history.htm Taken from the Internet, August 12, 2001.First Woman Elected to Congress2E,Margaret Chase Smith, a Republican, was the first woman elected to Congress. In 1948 she ran for the Senate against three men and won with more votes than her three opponents combined. In 1950 she delivered her "Declaration of Conscience" speech that helped reverse the tide of the Communist witch-hunt activities of Sen. Joseph McCarthy. Smith was also the first woman to make a serious bid for the presidency. In 1964 she ran in Republican primaries in New Hampshire, Illinois and Oregon, but lost the nomination to Barry Goldwater. She died in 1995. chttp://www.insiders.com/southern-maine/main-history4.htm Taken from the Internet, August 14, 2001.University of Maine EstablishedaThe University of Maine system is established, creating public post - secondary institutions in various parts of the state. _http://www.state.me.us/sos/kids/allabout/history.htm Taken from the Internet, August 13, 2001.Bangor Ice StormA week of rain, snow, freezing temperatures, and high winds add up to cripple Bangor. The silent storm destroyed cars that were victims of falling ice and tree limbs, and electrical equipment that experienced power surges and brown-outs. The storm cost Central Maine Power, the state's largest power company, $55 million in repairs. Bangor Hydro-Electric suffered $5 million in repairs. At one point, 275,000 CMP customers were without power with another 50,000 Bangor Hydro customers without power. khttp://www.geocities.com/ryanrrobbins/Focus/focus_ice_storm.html Taken from the Internet, August 12, 2001.