A New Town
What was the name given to Windham when it was first settled?
New Marblehead
True or False: It took lots of heavy machinery to dig the canal
False! The canal was hand-dug!
Who is the Parson Smith House named after?
Rev. Peter Thatcher Smith
In what county is Windham located?
Cumberland County
The Quakers helped which group of people during the Civil War?
They helped slaves on the Underground Railroad!
In what year was Windham founded?
1737
About how long was the canal?
20 miles!
Why was the Parson Smith House built?
The house was built to protect local residents from any intruders including Indians.
What product did Gambo Powder Mills produce during the Civil War?
Gunpowder
What was the name of the Indian Chief whose band lived in the Windham area when the first settlers arrived?
Chief Polin.
Who were two of Windham's first settlers?
Thomas Chute and William Mayberry
Why was the Cumberland-Oxford Canal dug?
It provided transportation of goods from the ocean to inland.
What were two features of the house meant to protect its residents?
Doors that opened outward and heavy shutters.
Where was Windham's first Sawmill?
Mallison Falls
What settler shot and killed Chief Polin in a battle between the settlers and Indians in 1756?
Stephen Manchester
16th
What types of goods were transported on the barges?
Farm products, lumber, kegs of black powder from Gambo, sugar, rum, molasses from the West Indies, and manufactured clothing.
Why do many people believe the Parson Smith house is haunted?
It was built on the site of a fort where a war took place!
What is the oldest church in Windham?
Windham Hill Church
What types of mills were powered by the Presumpscot River?
Woolen mills, sawmills, a gunpowder mill, a cotton mill, grain mills, pulp mills, and a box factory
Windham started as a farming community, but soon became a manufacturing center because of THIS river...
Presumpscot River.
How many locks did the Cumberland-Oxford Canal have?
27!
How many generation of Smiths lived in the Parson Smith house before it was sold?
5
Before roads were built, what method of transportation did many settlers use to access the land?
Boats on Windham's many rivers and lakes
What towns border Windham today?
Raymond, Gray, Falmouth, Westbrook, Gorham, Cumberland and Standish.