The Province of Maine - Kittery, Maine
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BruceS
N 43° 05.065 W 070° 45.047
19T E 357490 N 4771676
Marker located at the south end of John Paul Jones Park near the end of the US Hwy Bridge in Kittery, Maine
Waymark Code: WMERWJ
Location: Maine, United States
Date Posted: 07/02/2012
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US 1 crosses the New Hampshire Line, m., in the center of the Portsmouth-Kittery Memorial Bridge. Left at the east end of the bridge is a granite monument with a bronze plaque bearing the following inscription:
THE PROVINCE OF MAINE. Originally extending from the Merrimac
to the Kennebec Rivers, was granted Aug. l0th 1622 to Sir Ferdinando
Gorges and John Mason, by The Council for New England, established at
Plymouth in 1635 when Gorges received the Eastern portion extending
from the Piscataqua to the Kennebec, which thereafter retained the
original name of the Province of Maine.
- Maine: A Guide Down East, Tour 1, pg. 204.
The text of the plaque is slightly different than what is recorded in the guide as shown below.
Originally extending from the Merrimac to the Kennebec Rivers, was granted August 10, 1622 to Sir Ferdinando Gorges and Captain John Mason by the Council For New England, established at Plymouth by King James I, in 1620. This Territory was divided between them in 1629 and confirmed by the Council in 1635, when Gorges received the eastern portion, extending from the Piscataqua to the Kennebec which thereafter retained the original name of the Province of Maine.
Small plaque below inscribed:
Erected By
The Colonial Dames of Maine
August 1931
The plaque is located as described which is at the south end of John Paul Jones Park just north of the bridge.