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Tag Archives: Eastport

The Mysterious Billy Smith

Posted on July 12, 2022 by schsuser
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In A Look Back at 1940, we mentioned a boxer named the “Mysterious Billy Smith”, a champion welterweight in the late 1800s and early 1900s who is described in boxing articles and fight reports of that era as the “Pride … Continue reading →

Posted in History of Calais | Tagged Billy smith, boxer, boxing, Eastport, mysterious | Leave a reply

1905 from the newspapers

Posted on April 11, 2022 by schsuser
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Ancestry.Com has recently added hundreds of national newspapers, some as early as 1820, to its site. This allows us to research the Bangor Daily News, the Bangor Whig and Courier and national newspapers for articles and other items of interest … Continue reading →

Posted in Uncategorized | Tagged 1905, Baileyville, Calais, Eastport, orphans, smuggling, woodland | Leave a reply

200 Years Ago Downeast

Posted on January 18, 2022 by schsuser
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Early painting of Passamaquoddy Bay We don’t, of course, have any photos of Downeast Maine from 200 years ago; but there is the above painting of Passamaquoddy Bay which represents an artist’s conception of the bay some years later. Eastport can … Continue reading →

Posted in History of Calais | Tagged 1820, British, Eastport, invasion, smugglers | Leave a reply

A look back at 1927

Posted on August 6, 2021 by schsuser
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Leon Trotsky and Joseph Stalin The year 1927 lacked many important international events. U.S. Marines again invaded Nicaragua to protect vested U.S interests but this invasion raised hardly an eyebrow in the international community. Another event, the significance of which … Continue reading →

Posted in History of Calais | Tagged 1927, boxing, Calais, Eastport, history, Maine, stalin | Leave a reply
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