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A Maine Revolutionary War hero had a local civilian executed for aiding the enemy

PORTLAND, Maine — General Peleg Wadsworth is remembered as a bonafide Revolutionary War hero. Wadsworth was one of the few leaders praised after a disastrous defeat at Castine in 1779, made a daring escape from enemy capture and helped resettle Portland after a British bombardment pulverized the town. His stately, brick residence still stands on Congress Street.

 

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