The Pioche record. [volume] (Pioche, Nev.) 1908-1925, 1920-06-25
Maine Romance
and History of
Past 100 Years

along the shores Of Casco bay on ter
ritory now within the limits Of Bruns-
wick and Cape Elizabeth.
First Chartered City.
In 1871 occurred another notable
event In the history Of America, when
Sir Ferdinando Gorges established the
first chartered city in the United States
under the name Of Gorgeana. This IL
now the town Of York.
The year ITS was a memorable one
in the annals Of Maine. In June the
first naval battle Of the Revolutionary
war, the first naval engagement Of the
present United States and the first
time the British flag was struck to
Americans on land or sea, occurred
on Machias, 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 a 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 bombarded and destroyed in
ITS by British feet under M0watt.
In ITO 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, 'Ths
Burial of Sir John Moore" received
his baptism of fire. In that battle
Paul Revere, who only few years
before had made his memorable ride
led the Massachusetts detachment Of
| troops.
In 1903 Commodore Edward Prebf'
Of Portland commanded the American
squadron at Tripoli which dcfeatet
the Barbary pirates, and upon his re
turn to the United States was receives
with great distinction and given
vote of thanks and awarded a media
by congress.
my Lost Youth"
| Hundreds Of thousands have rea,
Longfellow's immortal poem MY Los
Youth" in which he describes his na
tive city of Portland, and in which h
has made famous the naval battle b.
tween the American warship Entel
prise and the British warship Boxe
fought of the eastern end of Case
J bay. In this bloody engagement tn
captains Of the two ships we're kilie
{ in action and both were buried in tn
! old Eastern cemetery Mt Portlan'
: their graves, side by side, being vi
tied annually by tourists from ever
7 section Of the world.
3 The year 1914 was another notab
: one in the history Of the state. Du
e ing It the present city Of Eastport WI
e captured by the British and held |
!, a part Of Canadian territory for abO
s four years. The second capture
Castine by the British also occurre
$ and a day or two later was fought Il
h remarkable battle of Hampden, mu'
, overlooked by historians, and in WIFI
J. both American and British sOldie
e were killed, and the present cities
e Bangor and Belfast captured.
v On March Is, 1920, Maine official
r. became a separate state Of the Unic
le up to this time It having been pa
t. Of Massachusetts and known as t
x district Of Maine.
,e In 1889 occurred one Of the me-
r. notable events In the history Of
United States and in which Mai
n was the great factor around Will
I'd revolved the principal Incidents. T.
rs was the AroostoOk war which thrc
A. enesl host;lities between Great Brit,
e. and the United States. Large nu
of bsrs Of troops were raised and
ne mense sums Of money apprOpria'
ly by both nations for the expected G
n fiict, the commanding officer for
IS. United States being the renowned g
ng Winfield Scott. Actual bloodshed '
". averted, however, and the cause
ne all the trouble, the northeastern bou
It's airy Of Maine. was adjusted BY TT
Ia ty negotiated by Daniel Webster,
ID. rotary Of state, and Lord Ashburt
rd representing Great Britain.
or, Maine was the pioneer which bla
de the path Of national prohibition WI