Wiscasset’s Lost Town Dreams of Greatness and Fortunes
Rich in lore this piece recalls Wiscassetas early settlements dating to 1701 and the 1675 King Philips War as well as hopes for a future capital port and a Quebec Atlantic rail link. It notes Alden Bradford’s 1801 description, Gilbert Knox, peach trees, and the port’s boom potential amid 18th and 19th century shipyards.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Wiscassetanas
Athiatic
Hoxton
Castle
Maine
Wiscasset
Quebec
Point Levi
England
Canadas
Alden Bradford
Echoes of Portsmouths Golden Era and War’s Toll
The passage recalls Portsmouths prominence with 500 ton merchant ships, a 600 foot toll bridge built in 1795, and tides rivaling Boston. It notes thriving trade after the Revolution, wartime pressures from the Rainbow ship, and a postwar rise before embargoes and the War of 1812 hit hard, with notable figures like Judges Bailey and Orchard Cook shaping public life.
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Boston
Mr. Bradford
Portsmouth
Portland
Bailey
Orchard Cook
J. D. McCrate
Earliest Kennebec Ice Breaks Earliest March Record
The Kennebec River ice usually stays until April but has on rare occasions released in March. The earliest recorded break occurred in 1871 on March 11, surpassing any prior March break dates in the last 150 years.
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Mr. Hearin
Augustus
Panama Canal
Daniel
Woolwich
Bath
Eastman
Virginia
Puse & Aten
LiSas
Haat Moston
Dachan
Great Republic
Hairdine
Donald McKay
LAGO
Cavannan
Linvain
Nornhed
Inve
Parpenter
Liverpool
WaAs
New Orleans
Mississippi River
Baton Rouge
Fort Sumter
Kentucky
Louisville
Cincinnati
Kennebec
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Knox
Wistasset
Iitey
West India
Wradfiord
Fort Hill
Seavey's Hill
Lee
Israel K. Hearin
Israel K. Eastman
Hyde
New City
Citizens of
Sagadahoe Ferry
Brooks
Daniel Hearin
Kiros
Margaret Gove
Elijah Giove
Edscomb
Deblois
Mr. Heurin
Elas
20Th Maine Regiment
Piearin
Mr. Mearin
Gen. Lee
Gen. Grant
Plearin
Dschiots
Millbrugie
Bar Harbor
Independent
Hearin
Edward
Enoy
Israel
Harpswell
Litchfield Institute
Richard Melcher
Brunswick
Freeport
Amos L. Allen
Neptunes
San Francisco
Mr. Eastman
Charlestown
Mass
Navy Yard
Lfe
Vance
Th de
Subore
Dinate
A. J. Grassy
SPT
John Montton
Reres
Ben
Charles T. Rhit
Fred McFaddes
Fe Fo Motley Waller, Jr
Harold T. Hibber
Ir. Clardice A. Peaskee
Frank H. Turner
John Ss. Hyde
Senate
Bank
Edward W. Hirde
Frank B. Nichols
Fred H. Kimball
Charles W. Clifford
James J. Drake
James
Lowell
Webber
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Front St
D. M. Humphreys
Sagadahock Block
Bath, Maine
Cumberland
New York
Broadway
Sth Street
Sird Street
Grand Central Depot
Central Park
Harry P Stimson
7Th Ave
38Th St
Ladies
Geo. L. Sanborn
Edgar T. Smith
Cyrus W Longley
Front Sr
Court House
Church
Wis Casset
Sherwin-Williams
Johnson Bros
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