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Abner Coburn
Abner Coburn (March 22, 1803 – January 4, 1885) was the 30th Governor of Maine from 1863 to 1864 and a prominent individual in Skowhegan, Maine until his death.
Early years.
Coburn was born on a farm in Old Canaan (later renamed to Skowhegan). He was raised with Puritan values and worked on his family farm from a young age which lead to him being know as an exceedingly industrious man.
Career.
Coburn's family were Federalists and he cast his
" She began discharging her cargo of rails on July 26, 1892. Track laying began immediately, but since she held only a tenth of the material, was suspended when supplies ran low. "Abner Coburn" took 174 days to sail around Cape Horn from New York, arriving November 1, 1892. By the time she moored in Everett, almost the entire grade was complete. The third ship, "Annie H. Smith", had the worst trip of the three. She was forced by blown-out sails