October 16, 2024
Bangor Daily News

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HYANNIS, Mass. – Bartholomew Gosnold was New England’s Columbus. The former privateer explored the coasts of Maine and Massachusetts in 1602, naming Cape Cod and, historians believe, the island of Martha’s Vineyard. He was also a founder of the Jamestown colony in Virginia, where he… Read More

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