Talk:Washington, Maine

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Maine Mid‑importance

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The language of the history section is a little confusing. Describing "The Paint Mine" this way: "'The Paint Mine' was discovered thousands of years ago in a cave, it contained large deposits of red and yellow ochre. It was thought to be used to cover the bodies of the dead and to bury artifacts," doesn't introduce it in a way that clearly explains what "The Paint Mine" is. If no one objects, I'll copy and paste text from the Washington, ME website, which explains the feature more clearly and could be linked to the Wikipedia article on the Red Paint People: "One early item of interest in Washington's history was the 'paint mine'. There was a large deposit of red and yellow ocher found in a cave, which may have been used by people who lived here three to five thousand years ago and who used large quantities of ocher, normally red, to cover both the bodies of the dead and the burial artifacts. Archaeologists refer to these people as 'Red Paint People'. The red panel at the hoist of the Official Town Flag refers to these people."

Also, incidentally, the article about Elmer McCurdy is absolutely crazy and I had never heard of him. Awesome. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Cxhh (talk • contribs) 00:10, 30 August 2016 (UTC)[reply]