Arnold, Benedict, Brigadier General (British Army), 1741-1801
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Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Herb Morse, Vernon Lovejoy, Horace Davenport, Marian Davenport, and Danny Newcomb, interviewed by Anita Hassell
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0205 Herb Morse, Vernon Lovejoy, Horace Davenport, Marian Davenport, and Danny Newcomb, interviewed by Anita Hassell for CP 180, spring 1967, Wayne and Winthrop, Maine. Morse, Lovejoy, the Davenports, and Newcomb talks about background and changes in Wayne; water witching; second sight; legend of “Why There Aren’t Any Trout in Poccasset Lake”; place name lore for Bellfonda Rock, Maranacook Lake, Annabesacook Lake, Alder Hill, and Mooselookmeguntic Lake); stories about Indians; legends about...
Dates:
1959-2008
Various, interviewed by Joyce Bailey
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0026 Various, interviewed by Joyce Bailey for CP 180, fall 1963, Milbridge, Sorrento, and Jonesport, Maine. Informants include Henry Sawyer, Larry Lewis, Jack and Jane Sumner, Franklin and Elizabeth Beal, Joe Stevens, Frank Small, Donald Bailey, Teresa Bailey, Ellen Strout, Martha Claflin, and Joyce Bailey. Paper deals with haunted house story; treasure; Benedict Arnold; ghost tale; foreigner tale; place names; local characters; Barney Beal; devil; witch; anecdotes; water witching; hunting...
Dates:
1959-2008