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Title: Ancient dominions of Maine : embracing the earliest facts, the recent discoveries, of the remains of aboriginal towns, the voyages, settlements, battle scenes, and incidents of Indian warfare, and other incidents of history, together with the religious developments of society within the ancient Sagadahoc, Sheepscot, and Pemaquid precincts and dependencies
Year: 1859 (1850s)
Authors: Sewall, Rufus King, 1814-1903
Subjects: Indians of North America -- Maine Maine -- History Colonial period, ca. 1600-1775 Maine -- History Revolution, 1775-1783
Publisher: Bath : Elisha Clark & Co. Boston : Crosby & Nichols
Contributing Library: New York Public Library
Digitizing Sponsor: MSN

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ockh)g Boothbay Harbor, derives its name imdonbtedlyfrom its early importance as a fishing place—the •• namas-cotta^^ or covet, of the aboriginal iidiabitants signifying a fish place. ANTIQUITIES THERE. On tlie south-eastern slope, which is sometimes calledwood end, it is said the remains of an ancient fortification—an earth-work—were traceable ten years ago ; and liftingthe covering of the shallow soil, a smooth rock appears,whereon the washing of the sea has laid bare numerousinscriptions, in writing apparently cut by human art incharacters from one to four inches long, one-eiglith of aninch deep, and covering a surface of ten feet. ^ The local-ity of the inscriptions is assigned to the summit of the cliff,on the right of the harbor, as it is entered, by Thos. Cun-ningham, U. S. Collector, Wiscasset. POPULOUS AND CENTRAL POINTS. n Sagadahock, Shecpscot, and Pcmaquid were now theradiating centers to the settlement of the circumjacentregion. I Dr. B. S. Cushman of Wiscasset.
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SETTLEMENT. 107 SAGADAHOCK. From the Sagadahock, population flowed upward andonward, till Phipsburg, Bath, Georgetown, and Woolwichbecame populous towns. SHEEPSCOT . From Sheepscot have sprung the offshoots, Wiscasset,Dresden, Alna, Newcastle, Edgecomb, Westport, Boothbay,and Southport. PEMAQUID. From Pemaquid have grown Bristol, Nobleboro,Damaris-cotta, and perhaps the more eastern towns of Waldoboro,Warren, Thomaston, and St. George. INFLUX OF POPULATION. The various points of occupancy, in favorable locations,which became the nucleus of these several towns, nowrapidly appear in the historic scene, filling in with busy lifeand enterprise, which have beautified our landscape withcities, villages, hamlets, and homes of refinement and lux-ury. Titles had become attached to favorite localities,creating claims which were subjects of legal transfer, in theforms of deeds, charters, and patents. levetts visit to sheepscot. The mouth of the Sheepscot has been made par- 1623. ticularly conspi

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