Prominent Men of Sagadahoc by Rev H O Thayer
A historical sketch of Sagadahoc leaders and settlers. It covers John Bish and John Hornebrook in Sagadahoc militia, Lawrence Dennis and family involved in Port Royal expeditions, and Alexander Thwait a London emigrant who moved to Kennebec area. The narrative links their actions to wars, landholdings, and local governance shaping early Maine.
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Sagadahoc
Merrymeeting Bay
Swan Island
Kennebec
Stage Island
Sagadahoe Rock
Parker's Island
Sagadahoe
Sagahoe Bay
Bish
Hornebrook
Norker Kennebec
Rowdon
John Bish
Pemaquid
Tuessic Neck
Teconnet
John Hornebrook
Col
Benj Church
Wm. Phipps
Boston
Winslow
Lawrence Dennis
Salem
Berverly
James Smith
Elizabeth Smith
Tuessic
Ferry
Agamagus
Robinhood
Lawrence, Jr
James
Will
Phipps
Port Royal
John
Col. Church
Dennis
Arrowsic
Beverly
Church
John Dennis
Long Beach
Alexander Thwait
London
Hopwell
Concord
Mass
Bagadasset
Winnegance
Bath
Hospital Point
Geologist Doubts Viability of Popham Coal Deposit
The Director of the U S Geological Bureau reports the latest coal samples from Popham show no evidence of a paying deposit. Surveys continue to test seams and viability, but early data do not support commercial extraction.
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United States Geological Survey
Popham
Coal Ledge Question Stirs Maine Coast Debate
A Maine waterborne coal inquiry questions whether Popham Beach lumps come from a sunken ledge near the Kennebec coast. Geological Survey analysis suggests the coal resembles Rocky Mountain or old world types, with uncertainty about submerged beds and practical dives to prove a local coal source.
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Frank B. Nichols
The
Independent
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Mr. Nichols
Popham
Kennebec Valley
Rocky Mountains
Washington
Maine
Rocky Mountain
United States
Appalachian Trough
New England
New Brunswick
Massachusetts
Rhode Island
Kennebec River
Popham Beach
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John M. Clark
Chadbourne
Front St
Tel
Roome
M. Humphreys
Sagadahock Block
Bath, Maine
A. B. Watson
New York
Federal St
Brunswick
F. S. Curtis
Centre Street
Cyrus W. Longley
Johnson
Liniment
J. S. Johnson & CO. Inc
Maine Central
R. R
Skowhegan
Belfast
Bangor
Bucksport
Augusta
Waterville
Calais
Washington County
Vanceboro
St. John
Foxcroft
Greenville
Mattawamkeag
Eastport
Bar Harbor
St. Stephen
Portland
Montreal
Quebec
West
Fabyans
Lancaster
Worcester
Rockland
Lewiston
Farmington
Woolwich
D. C. Douglass
H. Waldron
Rev
H. O. Thayer
Long Reach
Elizabeth
Richard Potteshall
Richard
Robert
Lee’s
Phippsburg
Potteshall’s Island
Potteshall
Thwait
Dudgeon
Rich
U. S. Geological
Department of the Interior
North America
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