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On this date in Maine history: July 18

July 18, 1864: Three men in civilian clothes walk into the Calais Bank in Calais. Just as they begin to draw revolvers to rob the bank, armed federal agents who have been tipped off about the plan catch the would-be robbers off-guard and arrest them. The ringleader, William Collins, is a Confederate army captain who […]