The Pine-tree coast . LANDING FISH. TIMK TllK riNE-TKEE r>UYING-FLAKK. riiick fug sliuts down over the islands during the decade next after theirincorporation. When it lifts, we find that most of the Appledore settlers havegone over to 8tar. .Fust at what time, or for what reason, this removal took place, does not clearly appear,though we think the better land-ing on Star may have had some-thing to do with it. It is usuallyreferred to fear of the Indians; butexcept that Star Island is thesmaller of the two, we find nocapacity for defence in it not pos-sessed by Appledore. Mor
The Pine-tree coast . LANDING FISH. TIMK TllK riNE-TKEE r>UYING-FLAKK. riiick fug sliuts down over the islands during the decade next after theirincorporation. When it lifts, we find that most of the Appledore settlers havegone over to 8tar. .Fust at what time, or for what reason, this removal took place, does not clearly appear,though we think the better land-ing on Star may have had some-thing to do with it. It is usuallyreferred to fear of the Indians; butexcept that Star Island is thesmaller of the two, we find nocapacity for defence in it not pos-sessed by Appledore. Moreover, the Indians of Maine were never banded inhostilit} to the Avhites until Philips War broke out in 1675, or five years afterthe removal came about. So the moving cause is not yet found. The dispersion operated, however, to the prejudice of the islanders, becausethey were now political^ divided between two colonies and two and Apjjledore therefore prayed to be joined to the same countywith Star, Avhich, from this time for- ^^, ward, became t
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