Keywords: Skowhegan Area High School
Item 16344
Contributed by: Skowhegan History House Date: 1933 Location: Skowhegan Media: Photographic print
Item 98731
Rumford High School 1972 State Championship Team, ca. 1972
Contributed by: Greater Rumford Area Historical Society Date: circa 1972 Location: Rumford Media: Photographic print
Exhibit
Student Exhibit: Bloomfield Academy
In 1842, the new Bloomfield Academy was constructed in Skowhegan. The new brick building replaced the very first Bloomfield Academy, a small wooden building that had been built in 1814 and served as the high school until 1871. After that, it housed elementary school classes until 1980.
Exhibit
Student Exhibit: Historic Buildings on Madison Ave in Skowhegan
Take a tour and see some of the beautiful old buildings that used to be on Madison Avenue, Skowhegan? A few still remain, but most have been torn down.
Site Page
Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area
"A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area by Lee Granville Near the border of Skowhegan lies a fertile piece of land along the Kennebec and Sandy Rivers."
Site Page
New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future
"The cost of seeds was high, as high as $1.00 for a peck of seed corn, and people had to travel a great distance to purchase such products."
