The Virtual Eastport History Museum

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  • The Museum Structure
  • Era 1: Prehistory
  • Era 2: European Discovery
  • Era 3: Ownership
  • Era 4: The U.S. /Eastport
  • Era 5: The Embargoes Era
  • Era 6: The Expansion Era
  • Era 7: The Sardine Era
  • Era 8: The Transition Era
  • Era 9: The Quoddy Debacle
  • Era 10: The Modern Era
  • The Eastport Renaissance
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    • Home
    • The Museum Structure
    • Era 1: Prehistory
    • Era 2: European Discovery
    • Era 3: Ownership
    • Era 4: The U.S. /Eastport
    • Era 5: The Embargoes Era
    • Era 6: The Expansion Era
    • Era 7: The Sardine Era
    • Era 8: The Transition Era
    • Era 9: The Quoddy Debacle
    • Era 10: The Modern Era
    • The Eastport Renaissance

The Virtual Eastport History Museum

The Virtual Eastport History MuseumThe Virtual Eastport History MuseumThe Virtual Eastport History Museum
  • Home
  • The Museum Structure
  • Era 1: Prehistory
  • Era 2: European Discovery
  • Era 3: Ownership
  • Era 4: The U.S. /Eastport
  • Era 5: The Embargoes Era
  • Era 6: The Expansion Era
  • Era 7: The Sardine Era
  • Era 8: The Transition Era
  • Era 9: The Quoddy Debacle
  • Era 10: The Modern Era
  • The Eastport Renaissance

Era 1: Indigenous Prehistory & Passamaquoddy History

  

Who were the first Indigenous visitors to the Passamaquoddy Bay area?

  1. 12,000 years ago: In Maine, the Paleo Indian "Dam Site" (in Wayne, Maine), the Michaud Site (near the Lewiston/Auburn airport); and the Vail Site (north Oxford County).
  2. 8,600 years ago: In the greater Eastport area: an Early Archaic site has been found at nearby Meddybemps Lake (see the University of Maine's N'tolonapemk Booklet below for more details).
  3. 5,000 years ago; in 1995, at Indian Island (across Passamaquoddy Bay from Eastport) a Middle Archaic wood gouge dating back 5,000-6,000 years was found.
  4. 3,000 years ago: The “Red Paint People" were known to have camped at many locations in Maine. These people were so named because they covered their deceased before burial in brilliant red ocher (powdered hematite).  In the 1970s, a Red Paint People site was found on Moose Island (Eastport) near Carrying Place Cove.
  5. Local settlement:  Across Passamaquoddy Bay in St. Andrews, New Brunswick, the remains of an early Indigenous home foundation (a house pit) was found in 1975 -- showing that Indigenous People lived on Passamaquoddy Bay year-round over 2000 years ago.  This site has been designated as a Canadian Provincial Historical sight, and a plaque at Pagan/Indian Point Park marks this site's location (the site, however, has been buried for future study). 

Moments in Time: A Collection of Historical Photos from Eastport History

Artifacts from the dig site.

Artifacts from the dig site.

A University of Maine analysis of the settlement at  Meddybemps.

Indigenous tribes of New England

Indigenous tribes of New England.

Video

TPL: The Forgotten Nations - Native Tribes of New England

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