Students Archeological Examination on the Sheepscot River

American History and AP United States classes from Wiscasset High School studied the archeological remains of early 1600s English settlements and Fort Anne along the picturesque Sheepscot River in late October. 

The WMHS history students examined the major transformational processes in Maine colonial history such as the development of farming and fishing communities on the Sheepscot River through the lens of geography, the emergence of Alna and Sheepscot Village towns, trading systems, and Wabanaki engagement. 

The students learned about the mysterious and unheralded leader of colonial America named Madame Elizabeth Gent. A person of immense respect and authority, Gent led the early English settlement on the beautiful Sheepscot Village and Alna with families from England and Boston, Massachusetts in 1662-1677.