The L'Anse sentinel. (L'Anse, L.S., Mich.) 18??-current, 1920-07-16
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Maine Romance
and History Of
Past 100 Years

along the shores of Casco bay on ter
ritoEy now within the limits of Bruins
wick and Cape Elizabeth.
First Chartered City.
In 164lr occurred another notable
event in the history of America, when
Sir Ferdnando Gorges established the
first chartered city In the United States
under the name Of Gorgeaha. This Is
now the town Of York.
The year 1775 was memorable one
In the annals OF Maine. In June the
first naval battle of the Revolutionary
war, the first payal, engagement of the
present, United States and the first
time the British flag was struck to
Americans On land or sea, occurred
off Machlas, Maine, when the British
warship Margaretta was captured by
the American ship Unity. The latter
was commanded by Capt. Jeremiah
O'Brien of Machias, often called "the
father Of the American navy" and
for. his notable, achievement he was
given vote of thanks by congress.
Another historic event of the year
was the march of Benedict Arnold and
his army across Maine In an attempt
to capture the city of Quebec.
Falmouth, now the city of Portland,
also was bombardrd and destroyed In
1775 by British fleet under Mowatt.
In 1870 Castine, whose career forms
one Of the most romantic pages. In
American history, was captured by the
British, and 1t was In this engagement
that the famous Sir John Moore, the
subject Of that immortal poem, "The
Burial of Sir John Moore" received
his baptism of fire. In ,that{ battle
Paul Revere. who only 4 few years
before had made his memorable ride,
led the Massachusetts detachment of
troops.
In 1903 Commodore Edward Preble
of Portland commanded the American
squadron at Tripoli which defeated
the Barbary pirates, and upon his re-
turn to the United States was received
with great distinction and given a
vote of thanks and awarded a medal
my Lost Youth"
Hundreds of thousands have read
Longfellow's immortal poem my Lost
Youth in which he describes his ma
tive, city of Portland, and In which. he
has made famous the naval battle be-
tween the American warship Enter
prise and the British warship Boxer
fought off the eastern end Of CascO
bay. I'd this bloody engagement the
captains Of the two ships were killed
In action and both were buried In the
old Eastern cemetery at Portland,
their graves, side by side. being WIS.,
tied annually by tourists from every
section of the world.
The year 1914 was another notable
one In the history Of the state. Dur
Ing 1t the present city Of Eastport was
captured by the British and held as
part of Canadian territory for about
| four years. The second capture of
Castine by the British also occurred,
and day or two later was fought the
remarkable battle Of Hampden, much
overlooked by historians, and in which
both American and British soldiers
were killed, and the present cities OF
Bangor and Belfast captured.
On March 10, 1920, Maine officially
became a separate state Of the Union
up to this time 1t having been part
Of Massachusetts, and known as the
district of Maine.
:. In 1899, occurred one Of the mos
notable events In the history Of the
United States and In which Maine
was the great factor around which
revolved the principal Incidents. This
| was the Aroostook war which threat
ened hostllitles between Great Britain
and the United States. Large mum
bers Of troops were raised and i'm
mense sums of money appropriated
by both nations for the expected CON
nlct, the commanding officer for th'
lUhitea states being the renowned Gen
winfield sdott. Actual bloodshed sxai
4 atertei, however, And the causs O
4 al helttouble, ihe nbrtiiSasteFn b04nd
1 afy oflMaihe. was hdjdaed By sltrea
ty negotiated by Daniel Webster. sec
rotary Of state, and Lord Ashburton
representing Great Britain. M
| Maine was the pioneer which blazet
8 the path a. hAtionaI prohibition whsr