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USS Cony Hampton Roads 1957 The USS Cony was a destroyer launched in 1942 at Bath Iron Works. It was named to honor a local man, Joseph Saville Cony, for his service in the Civil War. Joseph Cony was born … Continue reading
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The Moosehorn Calais section at top The City of Calais has about 31 square miles of territory, making it a fairly large Township. However, only about 13 square miles of the city are known to most residents, the remainder being … Continue reading
Abandoned ships San Francisco Harbor 1850. Not a few were from Downeast I have written a couple of articles in the past about the St. Croix Valley and the California Gold Rush. Downeasters left in such droves that John Jackson, editor of the Calais Advertiser, … Continue reading
Photo taken soon after George Ross arrested German saboteur Werner Horne The above photo of Werner Van Horne, German saboteur and Washington County Deputy Sheriff George Ross taken in Vanceboro in February 1915 was published in newspapers throughout the United … Continue reading
Google defines a fable as a traditional but unfounded story that gives the reason for a current custom or belief. This possibly describes the much publicized and uplifting account of our neighbors in St. Stephen providing the folks in Calais … Continue reading
I recently wrote a short history of earthquakes Downeast and discovered only one such event of any importance-the 1904 earthquake with an epicenter in the Calais-Eastport area. It was the only significant earthquake in Maine history striking a populated area … Continue reading
European nations spent much of 1909 feuding over the Balkans while the United States was focused on Central America especially Panama where the first concrete was poured to build the massive locks of the canal. The first concrete pour for … Continue reading
Recent earthquake epicenter York Harbor Maine [Written February 8, 2025] The news broadcasts last week were all aflutter about the earthquake which shook New England. The epicenter was York Maine. “Earthquake rocks Boston Area”, “Maine Earthquake felt in Western Massachusetts” … Continue reading
[This article is in two parts, one about the veteran front and center, and the other about the man near him who was tied to the alleged serpent.] Fred Cochran (not Sewall Quimby) Last week I wrote an article about … Continue reading
Civil War battlefield surgery required little expertise Civil War surgeons practiced their profession under dangerous, brutal conditions, sometimes without anesthesia and often without sleep for days on end. The standard procedure for any serious wound to a limb was amputation. … Continue reading