Halifax and Castine / Halifax et Castine

Halifax and Castine / Halifax et Castine (HM2LD7)

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N 44° 38.184', W 63° 35.542'

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 English:
In September, 1814, a British military and naval expedition from Halifax, under Lieutenant General Sir John Coape Sherbrooke and Rear Admiral Edward Griffith, occupied the portion of Maine between the Penobscot and St. Croix Rivers. Major General Gérard Gosselin governed that district from Castine, until 26th April, 1815. The Customs duties collected during this period were utilized by Governor Dalhousie for the endowment of the Garrison Library and Dalhousie College.
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En septembre 1814, une expédition navale et militaire britannique partie d'Halifax, sous les ordres du lieutenant-général sir John Coape Sherbrooke et du vice-amiral Edward Griffith occupa la partie du Maine située entre les rivières Penobscot et Sainte-Croix. Le major-général Gérard Gosselin, établi à Castine, gouverna le district jusqu'au 26 avril 1815. Les droits de douanes perçus au cours de cette période furent consacrés par le gouverneur Dalhousie à la fondation de la Garrison Library et du Dalhousie College.
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HM NumberHM2LD7
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Year Placed1938
Placed ByHistoric Sites and Monuments Board of Canada/Commission des lieux et monuments historiques du Canada
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Date Added Monday, September 30th, 2019 at 11:01pm PDT -07:00
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UTM (WGS84 Datum)20T E 453018 N 4942730
Decimal Degrees44.63640000, -63.59236667
Degrees and Decimal MinutesN 44° 38.184', W 63° 35.542'
Degrees, Minutes and Seconds44° 38' 11.04" N, 63° 35' 32.52" W
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