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On this date in Maine history: Sept. 21

Sept. 21, 1749: Nine members of the Kennebeck Proprietors, the legal heirs of Pilgrims who had obtained rights to land in the Kennebec River valley, meet at the Royal Exchange Tavern in Boston. The meeting results in the commissioning of land surveys and authorizes the initiation of lawsuits against squatters and competitors. Friction between landowners […]