Letters From Away is written by a Maine native Keith Michaud, who is now "from away" and living in California. It is about things happening in Maine and to Mainers. And he will throw in a story once in a while.
Tuesday, June 22, 2010
Maxim, mousetraps and machine guns
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.
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