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1814: South Berwick Comes into Its Own by Norma Keim February 12, 1814 was a momentous day for the village of Quamphegan. Located on the site of an ancient Indian village still bearing its name, it was the commercial center of the town of Berwick, which then included today’s South Berwick, Berwick and North Berwick. James Sullivan, Massachusetts’ governor from 1807–08, had apprenticed at Quamphegan as a law clerk, and in his 1795 "The History of the Province of Maine," identifies Quamphegan Landing as the "great Landing place," located at what is now the Counting House Park on Liberty Street in South Berwick. |
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 History of South Berwick, Maine, from the age of discovery to the 21st Century Based on the Maine School Administrative District #35 Timeline of Eliot and South Berwick History - March 16, 2001 |
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The Placenames of South Berwick |
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NEW - Updated second edition for South Berwick's Bicentennial With a special introduction "1814: South Berwick Comes Into Its Own: a Bicentennial History" by the Old Berwick Historical Society “You won’t find a more historic walkable village in New England than South Berwick. Now you can find everything when you get there with this much-needed, carefully researched guide.”
– J. Dennis Robinson, SeacoastNH.com |
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