Bristol, Maine
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Bristol, known from 1632 to 1765 as Pemaquid, is a town in Lincoln County, Maine, United States. The population was 2,834 at the 2020 census. A fishing and resort area, Bristol includes the villages o
Pemaquid Point Lighthouse
Replica of Fort William Henry in 1909
Pemaquid Harbor c. 1908
Fort Rock c. 1906
Samoset
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Samoset was an Abenaki sagamore and the first American Indian to make contact with the Pilgrims of Plymouth Colony in New England. He startled the colonists on March 16, 1621, by walking into Plymouth
Bristol, Maine
…Heather Cox Richardson, historian and author Samoset, Abenaki sagamore Joshua Soule, Methodist bishop…
The cover of the 1853 book, Interview of Samoset with the Pilgrims, depicting Samoset meeting the Pilgrims