maine history
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PublishedAugust 29, 2019
Our View: Windham road project opens window to the past
Harsh realities of the 1740s were revealed when the pavement on River Road was peeled back this summer.
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PublishedAugust 25, 2019
A largely forgotten Maine reformer and journalist is brought to life
Anarchist and Quaker Jeremiah Hacker published a radical newspaper in Portland during the 19th century. Mainer Rebecca Pritchard chronicles his life and thinking.
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PublishedAugust 21, 2019
A century after Prohibition, some Maine towns are still dry
Three dozen small Maine towns — home to more than 12,000 — have maintained bans on booze, beer and wine sales long after Prohibition's national repeal.
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PublishedAugust 15, 2019
The strange tale of a Maine balloonist who vanished in 1885
Wealthy Frederick Gower disappeared after his balloon wound up in the English Channel and put an end to his plan to develop a way to drop dynamite on London or Paris in future wars with the help of wind-borne bombing.
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PublishedAugust 11, 2019
Maine Observer: Cape Cottage post office is gone, but the memories aren’t
In the 1940s, everything that kids loved or needed was right in their own neighborhood.
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PublishedAugust 4, 2019
Our View: Understanding Maine’s past is the best way to move forward
The state's bicentennial celebration is a good time to take stock and plan for the future.
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PublishedJuly 22, 2019
Monument erected in Virginia pays tribute to the 1st Cavalry of Maine
A group of Mainers spearheaded the effort to commemorate three significant Civil War battles that preceded Gettysburg.
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PublishedJuly 21, 2019
Insight: 1919 – The year Maine women won the vote
The victory of the suffragists began a century of struggle for equal rights, a job that is still unfinished.
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PublishedMarch 25, 2019
Our View: Columbus Day doesn’t tell the whole story
We've heard the story of America from only one point of view, with Columbus at the center.
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PublishedMarch 24, 2019
Commentary: Three new technologies could reshape Maine’s economy, climate in a good way
Solar power, storage batteries and super-efficient appliances are riding into the state, and we should welcome them with open arms.
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