. The sea coast resorts of eastern Maine, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Cape Breton . g the Revolutionary period—1775—and after a destruc-tive bombardment of eight hours landed a party of red coats who firedall buildings spared by the red-hot shots of the ships. Falmouth againsank in ruins, yet to appear again, and as the reconstructed city of Port-land go through a third fiery ordeal upon the Glorious 4th, 1866,when a carelessly thrown fire-cracker started a conflagration, which,burning with fatal steadiness for sixteen hours, destroyed ten millions ofproperty. To-day,
. The sea coast resorts of eastern Maine, New Brunswick, Nova Scotia, Prince Edward Island, and Cape Breton . g the Revolutionary period—1775—and after a destruc-tive bombardment of eight hours landed a party of red coats who firedall buildings spared by the red-hot shots of the ships. Falmouth againsank in ruins, yet to appear again, and as the reconstructed city of Port-land go through a third fiery ordeal upon the Glorious 4th, 1866,when a carelessly thrown fire-cracker started a conflagration, which,burning with fatal steadiness for sixteen hours, destroyed ten millions ofproperty. To-day, with a population approaching forty thousand, and a valua-tion of as many million of dollars, four daily newspapers, half a dozennational banks and thirty odd churches, surrounded by resting retreatsof sea and shore, silvery-sanded beach and inland lake, this beautifulcity, a carriage drive about which would amply repay a visit, whoselarge, well-kept hotels hold out a welcome to all, offers attractions tosojourn within its borders, or among its surroundings, which can but fillthe time with
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