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Colonial Trail : Tate
House
By Fazal, Isaac W, Tyler F, and Alie
Captain George Tate arrived in the colonies in 1751. He was an agent for the British Army who gave the orders to cut down the tallest white pine trees for the british sail boats. They were about 100 feet tall and was used for masts. When the British came to bombard Portland, they didn’t destroy his house because their business would end. There is almost a fireplace in every room of the house which was not common in those days.
I think it should be part of Portland's Freedom Trail because it’s the oldest Revolutionary house remaining in Portland. Not only that, but it shows us how people lived in Portland 300 years ago. Even today we are learning more and more about how the Tates lived.
