English settlers from Massachusetts (whose charter included the Maine area) had expanded their settlements into Acadia. There were tensions on the border between New England and Acadia, which New France defined as reaching the Kennebec River in southern Maine. One of the most important Penobscot chiefs was Madockawando. It was one of the last northern regions to become part of New England. This valley was contested between France and Britain into the 1750s after Britain defeated France in the Seven Years' War, the territory became dominated by England. French missionary priests settled among the Penobscot. Champlain was looking for the mythical city of Norumbega, thought to be where Bangor now lies. He was followed by the French explorer Samuel de Champlain in 1605. The first European to visit the site was probably the Portuguese Estêvão Gomes in 1524, who was working for Spain. The Penobscot people long inhabited the area between present-day Old Town and Bangor, and still occupy tribal land on the nearby Penobscot Indian Island Reservation. The Penobscot Tribe of Maine is headquartered in Indian Island, Maine.
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