So, what do Sangerville (Piscataquis County), the mousetrap, and the machine gun have in common?
Well, answer today’s DownEast.com trivia question and find out. … OK, enough of that, here’s the question and the answer.
Who invented the common mousetrap?
Answer
Sangerville native Hiram Maxim, who also invented the machine gun.
My name is Keith Michaud and this is “Letters From Away,” a blog written by a Mainer living outside the comfortable and sane confines of New England. The blog is intended for Mainers, whether they live in the Pine Tree State or beyond, and for anyone who has loved ’em, been baffled by ’em or both. Ayuh, I am “from away.” Worse still, I live on the Left Coast – in California. Enjoy! Or not. Your choice.
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