The flag was presented by reenactors and a historian in period dress.
America’s 250th
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Cape Elizabeth exhibit honors Revolutionary War soldiers
An exhibit on local history will be in town hall through the end of the year.
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Lincoln County Historical Association highlights famous Continental Congress debate
The 250th anniversary of an American independence debate will be the point of discussion Sunday at Chapman-Hall House in Damariscotta.
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Kennebunkport playwright brings life of Walt Whitman to stage
In celebration of America’s 250th birthday, Sarah Vander Schaaff invites Mainers to take a trip back in time to the 19th century.
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Lakes Region communities celebrate Revolutionary War heroes
Ahead of the 250th anniversary of the United States, the Raymond Casco Historical Society celebrated 28 patriots from the two towns.
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Gorham prisoners’ rum ruse results in daring American Revolution escape
Captives aboard a notorious British prison ship 250 years ago got their guards drunk, escaped and then took prisoners themselves.
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Topsham kids will turn US 250th celebrations into a circus
The Woodside One Wheelers, a unicycle group based out of Topsham, will travel to Philadelphia and Washington, D.C., this summer for a series of performances celebrating America’s birthday.
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250 years ago, Gorham colonel led army regiments in the Revolution
This week in 1776, Edmund Phinney’s regiment was on a march to Fort Ticonderoga from Cambridge, Massachusetts.