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Chamberlain’s legendary recall to duty during Maine’s chaotic 1880 power shift

One hundred and forty-five years ago this week, one of the most contentious upheavals in Maine’s history saw the Pine Tree State teetering on the brink of civil war as armed civilians surrounded the statehouse in Augusta, hell-bent on taking control of the Capitol. Yet, one man from Brunswick was appointed to stand in their […]