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Seth Sturtevant: George Washington’s Body Guard
Corporal Seth Sturtevant was born in 1760 in Halifax, Massachusetts. He joined the cause for the American Revolution at the ripe old age of 16 when he enlisted for an…
[1775] Augusta, Maine’s First Murder
September 24, 1775 – a time when Augusta was little more than Fort Western and its military inhabitants – right here near the Eastern bank of the Kennebec River occurred…
Governor Selden Connor
In this blog entry you’re being introduced to Maine’s 35th Governor. His name was Selden Connor and he was dedicated soldier, successful banker, and popular politician. He was also one…