Maine Centennial Parade Floats 1920
Digital Format
image/jpeg
Collection
Maine Centennial Celebration Scrapbook
Contributor
Messmore and Damon, Inc.
Call number of Original
974.1 M225c-s Me.Coll. Archives
Format of Original
Watercolor on card stock
Size of Original
28" x 19 1/2"
Creator
Joseph A. Damon, artist
Contributing Institution
Portland Public Library Special Collections & Archives
Description
In June of 1775, Hannah Weston, 17 years old, and her sister-in-law, Rebecca, also a teenager, carried 30-40 pounds of gunpower and lead on foot through sixteen miles of woodland between Joneboro and Machias. They delivered the ammunition to the residents of Machias who had engaged the British ship "Margaretta" in what is considered the first naval battle of the American Revolutionary War.
Publication Date
1920
Keywords
Parade floats, Maine -- Centennial celebrations, etc.
Recommended Citation
Damon, Joseph A., "Painted Sketch for "Hannah and Rebecca Weston" Parade Float" (1920). Maine Centennial Parade Floats 1920. 9.
https://digitalcommons.portlandlibrary.com/maine200_parade_floats/9
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