{"id":12424,"date":"2020-06-08T14:46:21","date_gmt":"2020-06-08T18:46:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/undiscoveredmaine\/?page_id=12424"},"modified":"2024-03-12T14:38:01","modified_gmt":"2024-03-12T18:38:01","slug":"middle-frontier","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/undiscoveredmaine\/downeast-maine\/middle-frontier\/","title":{"rendered":"Middle Frontier"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Welcome to the Middle Frontier!<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"12427\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-12427 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/undiscoveredmaine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/527\/2020\/06\/Sullivan.jpg\" alt=\"Sullivan Maine Middle Frontier\" width=\"259\" height=\"194\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/undiscoveredmaine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/527\/2020\/06\/Sullivan.jpg 259w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/undiscoveredmaine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/527\/2020\/06\/Sullivan-105x79.jpg 105w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,259px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\">Sullivan, ME<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>\u201cA frontier represents uncharted territory. It could be a remote piece of land or a new field of study, but if someone calls it \u201cthe frontier,\u201d you are challenged to explore it.\u201d (vocabulary.com) Therefore it seemed appropriate to use that word for our DownEast regions.<\/p>\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" height=\"480\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/u\/0\/embed?mid=12nGD5y6zlPTRX3V5fT5YNzYyl03iC6XL\" width=\"640\"><\/iframe>\n<p>A few Fun facts about this area:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>&#8220;On February 16, 1789, <strong>Gouldsboro<\/strong> was incorporated. The county name was changed to Hancock County on June 25 of the same year. Of note is that the Gouldsboro census of 1790 shows Thomas Frazer as owning and operating a salt works company that sold salt to passing ships at what is now called <a href=\"https:\/\/acadiamagic.com\/schoodic\/frazer-point.htm\">Frazer Point<\/a> in his honor. Frazer was the first non-Indian settler to that area and was also an African-American.&#8221; acadiamagic.com<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;<b>Cherryfield<\/b>&nbsp;is&nbsp;<b>known<\/b>&nbsp;as the Wild Blueberry Capital of the World, with <a href=\"https:\/\/www.wymans.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Wyman&#8217;s of&nbsp;Maine<\/a>, located at its northern edge.&#8221; acadiamagic.com&nbsp;<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;Before the arrival of early settlers, Native Americans, probably a part of the Passamaquoddy Tribe, inhabited <strong>Jonesport<\/strong>.&#8221; &#8220;The Commonwealth of Massachusetts, January 1, 1789, granted the land through this section to John C. Jones. He is said to have received this gift in payment for a sloop of his, which was lost in the siege of the British at <strong>Castine<\/strong>, Maine.&nbsp; The grant comprised the districts of Bucks Harbor, <strong>Machiasport<\/strong>, <strong>Jonesboro, Jonesport<\/strong>, and <strong>Roque Bluffs<\/strong> &#8211; a total of 487,160 acres.&#8221;&nbsp; https:\/\/www.townofjonesport.com\/living-visiting\/history.php<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/undiscoveredmaine\/downeast-maine\/\">Return to DownEast Region Page<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to the Middle Frontier! \u201cA frontier represents uncharted territory. It could be a remote piece of land or a new field of study, but if someone calls it \u201cthe frontier,\u201d you are challenged to explore it.\u201d (vocabulary.com) Therefore it seemed appropriate to use that word for our DownEast regions. 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