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Node: Popham Colony (2096520462)
Version #1
Some other colonies that existed on the US East Coast prior to independence added in. Adding these in no particular order.
- Edited by MrMap
- Changeset #39804
- Location: 43.7515401, -69.7893244
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| description | The Popham Colony was a brief colony that existed on what is today considered to be the coast of Maine. It would be established by the English in 1607 and be abandoned a little less than two years later. |
|---|---|
| end_date | 1608-09-01 |
| end_date:cause | Treaty of Paris being signed which ended the American Revolution and said the US was independent from the British. |
| end_date:correct | 1608-09-01 |
| name | Popham Colony |
| note | An exact day when the colony was abandoned when the main ship left isn't that clear. However the month and year is which is September 1607. |
| place | state |
| source | Wikipedia page on the colony. History channel webpage about the colony: https://www.history.com/news/the-lost-colony-of-popham |
| start_date | 1607-08-13 |
| start_date:cause | Founding of Jamestown and what would become the Colony of Virginia |
| start_date:correct | 1607-08-13 |
| wikidata | Q4003171 |
| wikipedia | en:Popham Colony |
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