Both Pemaquid and Biddeford predate the Plymouth colony for European settlements

Authors

Source

Down East

Date

5-1-1995

Pages

29

Abstract

Both Pemaquid and Biddeford predate the Plymouth colony for European settlements. Captain Richard Vines and his 32 sailors spent the winter of 1616 at Biddeford Pool to prove to potential settlers that Europeans could survive Maine winters.

Recommended Citation

"Both Pemaquid and Biddeford predate the Plymouth colony for European settlements" (1995). Maine News Index - Down East Magazine. 292.
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