Samuel Drinkwater, who piloted the USS Enterprise when it defeated the HMS Boxer in 1813, was honored Saturday with a new gravestone in Portland's Eastern Cemetery.
Lots of fascinating material in 'Diggio, Haybis Korpus & E Plewrisy Unicorn!' if you can get past the fact that the imaginary Ethan Spike was a 'reprehensible bigot.'
Sylvanus Cobb, Jr. When we think of a prolific writer and published author with a connection to Norway, we usually think of C. A. Stephens. But, another author, who pre-dated Stephens and perhaps inspired him, made an extensive contribution to the public fund of literature in his time: Sylvanus Cobb, Jr. He was born in […]
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