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Moving Image		The Frontier Wars MPBN: Home Series, Moving Image, 00:27:01 Land disputes, tensions about resource allocation and European wars combined to trigger intense strife and armed conflict between Maine's English, French and Native populations. The Frontier Wars were a series of six wars spanning nearly a century that devastated populations in Maine, and had a permanent and chilling effect on the relations between English settlers and Native Americans. Find Similar Resources	Natural resources Land Disputes Native Americans History - Colonial Period

Moving Image		A Place Apart MPBN: Home Series, Moving Image, 00:27:01 Maine is a place apart from the mainstream of American society. Beginning early in Maine’s history, settlers, merchants, visitors, artists, and writers brought images of Maine to the rest of the world that shaped the State's economy, identity, and heritage. The history behind the image of Maine remains a vital part of how we and those from away view Maine today. Find Similar Resources	Maine heritage European settlement History - Colonial Period

Moving Image		They Came By Sea MPBN: Home Series, Moving Image, 00:28:01 Europeans arrived here by sea, attracted by the region's phenomenal fisheries and the natural resources visible on the coast. At first, they weren't interested in establishing permanent settlements but, as an appreciation for the economic value of Maine's natural resources grew, colonial settlement began. Today, Maine continues to rely on the economic advantages available through the natural resources of the coast. Find Similar Resources	Fishing/Fisherman History - Colonial Period

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Still Image		Brunswick and Topsham, Map #12 Maine Historical Society, Still Image This is one of a collection of maps surveyed for the Pejepscot Proprietors to show boundaries and land ownership in the areas of what are now known as Brunswick and Topsham, Maine. Scale [1:35,640] 4.5 furlongs = 1 inch. During the years of the Pejepscot proprietors' efforts to settle their holdings, three of the Indian wars were fought: the fourth or Lovewell's War, 1722-1726; the fifth or King George's War, 1744-1748; the sixth or French and Indian War, 1754-1759. These conflicts delayed settlement of the Pejepscot Company's land, and their history is reflected in the documents in this collection. Find Similar Resources	Brunswick (Me.) -- Maps, Manuscript -- Early works to 1800 Land companies -- Maine -- Maps, Manuscript Land grants -- Maine -- Maps, Manuscript Landowners -- Brunswick (Me.) -- Maps, Manuscript -- Early works to 1800 Maine -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 -- Maps, Manuscript Mare Point (Me.) -- Maps, Manuscript -- Early works to 1800 Pejepscot Proprietors -- Maps, Manuscript -- Early works to 1800 Real property -- Brunswick (Me.) -- Maps, Manuscript -- Early works to 1800 Topsham (Me.) -- Maps, Manuscript -- Early works to 1800 History - Colonial Period

Map		Cobbosseecontee Stream copied July 29, 1765, map 2 Maine Historical Society, Map Manuscript map 2 from the Plymouth Company's collection of papers. This map shows a plan of Cobbosseecontee Stream in Maine, illustrated with a hunter, deer and dog. Find Similar Resources	Cobbosseecontee Lake (Me.) -- Maps, Manuscript -- Early works to 1800 Maine -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 -- Maps, Manuscript -- Early works to 1800 Plymouth Company -- Records and correspondence -- Maps, Manuscript -- Early works to 1800 History - Colonial Period

Map		Death of Father Sebastian Rale of the Society of Jesus Maine Historical Society, Map This engraving serves as the frontispiece of "Indian Good Book made by Eugene Detromile Indian Patriarch for the Benefit of the Penobscot, Passamaquoddy, St. John's, Micmac and other tribes of the Abnaki Indians, 1856." Father Sebastien Rale, or Rasles, was serving the Abenaki Indians at the settlement of Norridgewock in 1724 when he was murdered by the English and another tribe, on Aug. 23, 1724. The full title of this engraving is, "Death of Father Sebastian Rale of the Society of Jesus. Killed by the English and Mohawks at Norridgewock, Aug. 23, 1724. Find Similar Resources	Abenaki Indians -- Maine -- Norridgewock Eastern Indians, Wars with, 1722-1726 Indians of North America -- Maine -- Abenaki Jesuits -- Missions -- Maine -- Norridgewock Maine -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 Mohawk Indians -- Maine -- Norridgewock Native Americans Rale, Sebastian Rale, Sebastien Rasles, Sebastien Rasles, Sebastien (1657-1724) -- Engravings History - Colonial Period

Map		Land granted to William and Charles Cushing, 1771, map 34 Maine Historical Society, Map Manuscript map 34 showing "an actual survey of land granted to Wm. and Chas. Cushing, Oct. 3, 1771, from the collection of the Plymouth Company. Find Similar Resources	Cushing, Charles Cushing, William Kennebec Patent -- Maps, Manuscript -- Early works to 1800 Kennebec Purchase Company -- Maps, Manuscript -- Early works to 1800 Land grants -- Maine Landowners -- Maine. Maine -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 -- Maps, Manuscript -- Early works to 1800 Plymouth Company -- 1749-1816 -- Maps, Manuscript -- Early works to 1800 Plymouth Company Patent -- 1749-1816 -- Maps, Manuscript -- Early works to 1800 History - Colonial Period

Map		Map # 52. Androscoggin and Kennebec Rivers Maine Historical Society, Map This is an early map of the area commissioned by the Pejepscot Company circa 1720. Scale [1:316,800] 1 inch = 5 miles. Surveyors commissioned to lay out the plots of land for the Pejepscot company often had to do their work in the middle of winter to avoid confrontations with Native Americans. During this period three Indian wars were fought; Lovewell's War, 1722-1726, King George's War, 1744-1748; and the French and Indian War, 1754-1759. Find Similar Resources	Androscoggin River (N.H. and Me.) -- Maps, Manuscript -- Early works to 1800 Brunswick (Me.) -- Maps, Manuscript -- Early works to 1800 Kennebec River (Me.) -- Maps, Manuscript -- Early works to 1800 Land companies -- Maine -- Maps Land grants -- Maine -- Maps Land settlement -- Maine -- Maps Maine -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 -- Maps, Manuscript -- Early works to 1800 Pejepscot Company -- Maps, Manuscript -- Early works to 1800 Real property -- Maine -- Maps History - Colonial Period

Map		Map #53. Brunswick in late Province of Mayne in New England, Jan. 28, 1718. Maine Historical Society, Map This is a very early map of the area around Brunswick, Maine, commissioned by the Pejepscot Company. Scale [1:7920] 40 perch = 1 inch. Native American sites are shown. The Pejepscot Company was formed at a time when the Massachusetts General Court was encouraging settlement and the laying out of townships in the "eastern country," which included the Province of Maine. It was the Pejepscot Company's intent to lay out "4 plats or towns" on their land. Brunswick, Topsham, Lewiston and Harpswell were laid out during the Proprietorship. Find Similar Resources	Brunswick (Me.) -- Maps, Manuscript -- Early works to 1800 Land companies -- Maine -- Maps Land grants -- Maine -- Maps Land settlement -- Maine -- Maps Maine -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 -- Maps, Manuscript -- Early works to 1800 Pejepscot Company -- Maps, Manuscript -- Early works to 1800 Real property -- Maine -- Maps History - Colonial Period

Map		Plan for the house of worship, Pownalborough, Maine, 1760, map 80 Maine Historical Society, Map Manuscript map #80 entitled, "This is a plan of...about 10 acres for the house of publick worship...Lot 69 and also the...house to hold the county courts...Pownalborough, December 12, 1763." Pownalborough is now known as Dresden, Maine. The map shows a drawing of the Pownalborough Courthouse, a compass rose, the Kennebec River and landowners' numbered lots commissioned by the Plymouth Company. Find Similar Resources	Dresden (Me.) -- Maps, Manuscript -- Early works to 1800 Kennebec River (Me.) -- Maps, Manuscript -- Early works to 1800 Land grants -- Maine. Maine -- History -- Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 -- Maps, Manuscript -- Early works to 1800 Plymouth Company (1749-1814) -- Records and correspondence -- Maps, Manuscript -- Early works to 1800 Pownalborough Courthouse (Dresden, Me.) History - Colonial Period

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