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A description of the semi-abandoned Pigwacket village made in 1703 by an English scouting party: "When we came to the fort, we found about an acre of ground, taken in with timber [palisaded], set in the ground in a circular form with ports [gates], and about one hundred wigwams therein."
History of American Women Maggiemac 2008
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By 1772, Piel had died and records show Molly living with a Pigwacket Abenaki named Sabattis near Fryeburg, Maine.
History of American Women Maggiemac 2008
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A major focal point of Molly's world was Pigwacket, the ancient Indian enclave at present-day Fryeburg, Maine, a short distance east of the present border between Maine and New Hampshire.
History of American Women Maggiemac 2008
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Captain Lovewell next conceived the bold design of attacking the village of Pigwacket, near the head waters of the Saco, whose chief, Paugus, a noted warrior, inspired terror along the whole northern frontier.
The Bay State Monthly — Volume 1, No. 2, February, 1884 Various
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Paugus and many of his braves fell before the unerring fire of the frontiersmen, and the tribe of Pigwacket, which had so long menaced the borders, withdrew to Canada.
The Bay State Monthly — Volume 1, No. 2, February, 1884 Various
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The people are distinguished for intelligence, as has been frequently remarked by eminent lyceum-lecturers, who have invariably spoken in the highest terms of a Pigwacket audience.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 28, February, 1860 Various
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-- The article upon Lovewell's fight at Pigwacket, printed in the February number of the Bay State (page 83), contained a trifling error, but one which deserves correction.
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The advent of Master Langdon to Pigwacket Centre created a much more lively sensation than had attended that of either of his predecessors.
The Atlantic Monthly, Volume 05, No. 28, February, 1860 Various
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'Twas nigh unto Pigwacket, on the eighth day of May,
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[100] The fight at Pigwacket (near what is now Fryeburg, Maine) took place May 7, 1725, much as the ballad tells the story.
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