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George Popham was the captain of Gift of God which became separated from the ship Mary and John on the journey to New England. The two ships were able to rejoin along the coastline before looking for a place to build a colony. There, he erected the first English settlement [5] in New England, Popham Colony. His first establishments included a ...
Designated NHL. April 12, 1993 [2] The Cushnoc Archeological Site, also known as Cushnoc (ME 021.02) or Koussinoc[3] or Coussinoc, is an archaeological site in Augusta, Maine that was the location of a 17th-century trading post operated by English colonists from Plymouth Colony in present-day Massachusetts. The trading post was built in 1628 ...
FIPS code. 17-031-46162. Website. www.mainetownship.com. Maine Township is one of 29 townships in Cook County, Illinois, United States. The population was 140,600 at the 2020 census. [ 1 ] The township was founded in 1850. Maine Township is located in Cook County, directly north and east of O'Hare International Airport in Chicago.
History of Maine. The origin of the name Maine is unclear. One theory is that it was named after the French province of Maine. Another is that it derives from a practical nautical term, "the main" or "Main Land", "Meyne" or "Mainland", which served to distinguish the bulk of the state from its numerous islands. [1]
The American Indian Center (AIC) of Chicago is the oldest urban American Indian center in the United States. [1] It provides social services, youth and senior programs, cultural learning, and meeting opportunities for Native American peoples. For many years, it was located Uptown and is now in the Albany Park, Chicago community area. [2][3]
The Arc at Old Colony (Old Colony Building until 2015) [2] is a 17-story landmark building in the Chicago Loop community area of Chicago, Illinois. Designed by the architectural firm Holabird & Roche in 1893–94, it stands at approximately 215 feet (65.5 m) and was the tallest building in Chicago at the time it was built. [ 3 ]
Chicago, Illinois, United States. The Balbo Monument consists of a column that is approximately 2,000 years old dating from between 117 and 38 BC and a contemporary stone base. It was taken from an ancient port town outside of Rome by Benito Mussolini and given to the city of Chicago in 1933 to honor the trans-Atlantic flight led by Italo Balbo ...
A Century of Progress International Exposition, also known as the Chicago World's Fair, was a world's fair held in the city of Chicago, Illinois, United States, from 1933 to 1934. The fair, registered under the Bureau International des Expositions (BIE), celebrated the city's centennial. Designed largely in Art Deco style, the theme of the fair ...