After reading the article “Fryeburg selectmen reject Abenaki memorial proposal,” in the July 19 Conway Daily Sun, I was prompted to revisit an article I wrote for the May 11, 1984, issue of the Mountain Ear newspaper.

Yes, it was quite a while ago, but I remember it well as it was one of my favorites to both write and research (thanks very much to the Fryeburg Historical Society and the late Diane Jones). I also remember that at the time I sided with the Indians/Native Americans and did not agree with the 1865 quote by historian Frederick Kidder that I started the story with: “…we must rank the fight of Pequauket as a decisive victory, and Captain Lovewell as a hero, and benefactor to his country."

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