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June 23, 1784
- Incorporated June 23, 1784
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The Massachusetts General Court incorporated Machias as a town on June 23, 1784. It first encompassed present-day East Machias , Whitneyville , Machias and Marshfield . It was the first town incorporated between the Penobscot and the St. Croix rivers.
[mah-CHI-uhs] is a town in Washington County, incorporated on June 23, 1784 but divided into three towns on June 26, 1826: West Machias, East Machias, and Machias Port, now Machiasport. The Indian term “machias” has been taken to mean “a little run of bad water” or “bad little falls.”
Built in 1770 it is the oldest building in Eastern Maine and the only one with a Revolutionary War history as it was to the ‘Tavern’ that the British wounded were brought following the First Naval Battle of the American Revolution fought on June 12, 1775.
Granted a township in 1770, it was incorporated in 1784 and named for the river (Machias is an Abenaki Indian word meaning “bad little falls”). The area was a hotbed of Revolutionary activity, and a liberty pole proclaiming U.S. independence was raised there.
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Tours of Machias’s historical sites, a parade, a colonial dinner, and historical re-enactments of the famous battle are just a few of the festivities. When: 2nd Saturday in June Contact: Machias Historical Society
The Town of Machias was incorporated on June 23, 1775 and was named as the Shiretown of Washington County in 1790. The Town is comprised of 14.80 square miles consisting of 13.87 square miles of land and .93 square mile of water.
Incorporated in 1763, the village of Machias exudes history. Each June, the community celebrates its role in the Revolutionary War as the site of the first Naval Battle with its Margaretta Festival. The event commemorates the June 12, 1775 skirmish between the well-armed HMS Margaretta and the ships Falmouth Packet and the Unity.
