ME, USA
Maine Historical Society & Museum
Museum
The Maine Historical Society holds primary documents related to the burning of Falmouth, the Penobscot Expedition, and the broader Revolutionary War experience on the Maine coast. Its research library includes Samuel Freeman's accounts of the 1775 bombardment and military records from the Eastern District of Massachusetts.
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Address
489 Congress St, Portland, ME 04101
Connected Events
May 1775
Ichabod Jones Confrontation and Mowat Capture
Lieutenant Henry Mowat, Vice Admiral Samuel Graves, Ichabod Jones
Sep 1775
Admiral Graves Orders Punitive Expedition
Lieutenant Henry Mowat, Vice Admiral Samuel Graves
Oct 1775
Mowat Issues Ultimatum to Falmouth
Lieutenant Henry Mowat, Samuel Freeman
Oct 1775
Bombardment and Burning of Falmouth
Lieutenant Henry Mowat
Oct 1775
News of Falmouth Burning Spreads
Lieutenant Henry Mowat, Vice Admiral Samuel Graves, Benjamin Franklin
Apr 1776
Jul 1786
Falmouth Renamed Portland
Lieutenant Henry Mowat