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Daughters
of the American Revolution
Augusta,
Maine
In order to perpetuate the earliest name of the locality
where the City
of Augusta now stands, this
society was called Koussinoc Chapter. From
the years 1628 to 1662, the Pilgrim Fathers of Plymouth maintained a
prosperous trading post  at
this place; and its ancient name appears in
the Jesuit relations of 1652, where the old French writer speaks of
“The English who dwelt at Koussinoc.”
Koussinoc,
under its ancient Indian name of Cushnoc, was interpreted
“The
sacred site beside rippling waters.” May this beautiful old
Indian name long be preserved and may future generations be taught to
repeat it in memory of the most interesting period of the early history
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