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Native American History

Ellsworth, Maine

The Museum in the Streets

 
 
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Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, October 17, 2024
1. Native American History Marker
Inscription.
Evidence from Archaeology and oral/tribal histories tells us that the Union River watershed has been a homeland for Maine's Indigenous peoples since the end of the last ice age about 12,000 years ago. This is due to a wealth of natural resources, including large seasonal salmon and alewife runs.

The deep history and rich culture of the Union River watershed's Wabanaki, the People of the Dawn, continue today through the vibrant Maine communities of the Passamaquoddy, Penobscot, Maliseet, and Micmac.

Located just upstream at Ellsworth Falls is the archaeological site of a large village which was in continuous use for more than 5,000 years. Artifacts from this site are in the collections of the Abbe Museum in Bar Harbor.

Des Études Archéologiques, l'histoire orale et tribale témoignent que le bassin ver sant de la rivière Union fut une patrie pour les Peuples Indigènes du Maine depuis la fin de la dernière période glaciaire, il y a environ 12.000 ans. Ils s'y établirent en raison de l'abon dance des ressources naturelles telle la remontée saisonnière des saumons et des gespareaux.
Leur histoire multidisciplinaire, profondé ment ancrée en eux, et is richesse culturelle des Wabunaki, le Peuple de l'Aube établi dans le bassin versant de la rivière Union, se poursui vent de nos jours au sein des communautés
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dy namiques do Maine, Passamaquoddy, Penobs- cot, Maliseet et Micmac.

Situé juste en amont à Ellsworth Fails, on re trouve le site archéologique d'un grand village qui a été utilisé en permanence pendant plus de 5000 ans. Les artefacts de ce site foot partie des collections du Musée Abbe à Bar Harbor.
 
Erected by The Museum in the Streets. (Marker Number 18.)
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Anthropology & ArchaeologyIndigenous Peoples and Communities.
 
Location. 44° 33.305′ N, 68° 26.693′ W. Marker is in Ellsworth, Maine, in Hancock County. It is at the intersection of Shore Road and Pump Station Point, on the left when traveling north on Shore Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 250 Shore Road, Ellsworth ME 04605, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Downeast Maine. It is also in the American Northeast and in New England. Globally, it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Great North Woods, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France and also Acadia.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 2 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Ellsworth Falls School and Agassiz Bedrock Outcrop (approx. 0.6 miles away); Sawmills and the Ticonic 4 Engine House (approx. 0.6 miles away); Hardwood Factory and Dr. Charles C. Knowlton School (approx. one mile away); County Courthouse and Jail (approx. 1.3 miles away); Ellsworth Public Library and Peters Block
Native American History Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Darren Jefferson Clay, October 17, 2024
2. Native American History Marker
(approx. 1.3 miles away); City Hall and The First Congregational Church (approx. 1.3 miles away); Civil War Memorial (approx. 1.4 miles away); The Flood of 1923 (approx. 1.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Ellsworth.
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on November 7, 2024. It was originally submitted on November 2, 2024, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. This page has been viewed 158 times since then and 27 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on November 2, 2024, by Darren Jefferson Clay of Duluth, Georgia. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
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