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Maine Bicentennial

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Maine, The Union's Aurora: A Maine Centennial Poem, 1820-1920, Beulah Sylvester Oxton Jan 1920

Maine, The Union's Aurora: A Maine Centennial Poem, 1820-1920, Beulah Sylvester Oxton

Maine Bicentennial

Born December 1879 in Vinalhaven, Maine Beulah Sylvester Oxton (1879-1924) was a teacher in the Bar Harbor school system, Maine writer and poet. She was a member of the Maine Writers' Research Club.


An Address Delivered On The Twenty-Sixth Of May, 1836, The Centennial Anniversary Of The Settlement Of Gorham, Josiah Pierce Dec 1835

An Address Delivered On The Twenty-Sixth Of May, 1836, The Centennial Anniversary Of The Settlement Of Gorham, Josiah Pierce

Maine Bicentennial

Text of a speech given by Josiah Pierce at the centennial anniversary celebration of the settlement of Gorham, Maine. The speech includes references to the history of the Gorham region from 1675 to 1836, including brief biographies of the town's earliest settlers.