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History of Portland, Maine
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The History of Portland, Maine, begins when Native Americans originally called the Portland peninsula Məkíhkanək meaning "At the fish hook" in Penobscot[1][2] and Machigonne (meaning "Great Neck")[3] in Algonquian. The peninsula and surrounding areas were home to members of the Algonquian-speaking Aucocisco branch of the Eastern Abenaki tribe, who died largely due to the introduction of foreign illnesses during colonization. Some were forcibly relocated to current day New Hampshire and Canada during European settlement.[4]
- ^ "Penobscot Dictionary entry". Penobscot Dictionary. the Penobscot Indian Nation, the University of Maine, and the American Philosophical Society. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
- ^ "Penobscot Dictionary Project". University Of Maine Library System. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
- ^ History of Portland, Maine, Maine Resource Guide, archived from the original on January 31, 2013
- ^ "The Almouchiquois". Falmouth Historical Society. Retrieved 29 November 2023.
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