The Powder River County examiner and the Broadus independent. [volume] (Broadus, Mont.) 1919-1935, 1920-07-09
Maine Romance
and History of
Past 100 Years

along the shores of Casco bay on ter
ritOry now within the limits of Bruins.
wick and Cane Elizabeth.
First Chartered City.
In 1641 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 Is
now the town of York.
The year 1913 was II memorable one
in the annals of Maine. In June the
first naval battle of the Revolutit nary
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
off 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 1.-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 vt Portland.
ais" was bomharded and destroyed In
1873 by n British fleet under Mowatt.
In 1919 Castine. whose career forms
one OF the most romantic pages in
American history. was captured by the
, British. and It was in this engagement
that the famous Sir John Moore the
subject of that immortal poem. '''rhe
Burial of Sir John Moore" rect ived
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 1909 Commodore Edward Prehle
Of Portland commanded the American
squadron at Tripoli which defeated
the Harhnry pirates. and upon his re-
turn to the United States was received
with great distinction and given
vote Of thanks and awarded Il medal
by congress
my Lost Youth"
Hundreds of thousands have read
1.ongfeilOw's immortal poem MY LOST
Youth" in which lie describes his ia.
tive city Of Portland. and in which he
has made famous the naval hattie be-
tween the American warShip Enter
prise and the British warship Boxer
fought off the eastern end Of CascO
bay. In this bloody engagement the
captains of the two ships were killed
in action and both were buried In the
old Eastern cemetery ut Portland.
their graves. side by side. heing 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 it the present city Of Passport was
captured ny the British and held as
II part OF Canadian territory for about
! four years. The second capture of
Castine by the British ais" occurred
and day or two later was fought the
!
overlooked by historians. and IN which,
both American and British soldiers
were killed. and the present cities oi
Bangor and Belfast captured.
On March IL. 1920. Maine Officiall,
became II separate state of the Union
up to this time II having been par
Of Massachusetts and known rs til,
district of Maine.
In 1899 occurred one Of the mos,
notable events in the history Of III.
United States and in which Main.
was the great factor around whicl
revoIved the principal incidents. Thi.
was the AronstoOk war which threat
ened hostilities between Great Rritai,
and the United States. Large mum
bers of troops were raised and i'm
mense sums Of money appropriate,
by both nations for the expected con
flict. the commanding officer for til,
United States being the renowned Gen
Winfield Scott. Actual blOodshed wa
averted. however. and the cause o
all the trouble. the northeastern hound
airy of Maine. was adjusted by a trea
ty negotiated by Daniel Webster. sec
rotary Of state. and Lord Ashburton
representing Great Britain.
Maine was the pioneer which blazet
the path Of national prohibition whel