Maine Memory Network

Norway Memorial Library

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Ridlonville

"… streets and buildings were named after the early settlers including Howard Hall, Goodwin cottages, Day Hill, Richards Avenue, Wills Block, Packard…"

Cumberland & North Yarmouth - "Main Streets" of North Yarmouth and Cumberland

"… Road (Route 115 to Route 231) Around 1740 settlers from Gloucester, Massachusetts had followed an early rough road from the North Yarmouth shore up…"

New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future

"Another of the early settlers to New Portland was Captain Josiah Parker. Captain Parker was a soldier in the Revolutionary War and came to the area…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Peru

"Lunt turned his share over to his sons. First Settlers Merrill Knight House Merrill Knight's house built in 1810 is still a home in 2013, Peru…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 1 of 3

"He was one of the best educated of the early settlers and lived on what is now Leavitt Street. The Gregory Inn, Mexico ca."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - People Who Called Scarborough Home - Page 3 of 4

"To early settlers she was familiarly known as Indian Jane, Jane the Indian or Jane Hannup. In 1651, Jane and her brother, as heirs of Wackwarreska…"

Westport Island History Committee

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Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"Thus it is that the first early settler died for his country. Most settlers were of English and Scottish ancestry and many were Revolutionary War…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"… Farmington's First Grist Mill.) Another early settler, Joseph Fairbanks, first settled on the “Norton Farm” on Titcomb Hill in 1792 and set out the…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Maps

"… Farmington Agricultural Sites Farmington Early Settler Sites Farmington Industry Sites Farmington Tannery Sites Farmington Historical Sites for…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Blue Hill Spearheads Development on the Downeast Coast

"He came from Andover and so did many of the next settlers in 1765; Nicholas Holt, Samuel Foster, Jonathan Darling , Ezekiel Osgood, and more."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Regional and Town History

"The first white settlers arrived in the late eighteenth century, drawn by the abundance of fish and game, timber, waterpower, and farm land."

Presque Isle: The Star City - History of Presque Isle

"Despite these trials, settlers continued to come to the area so that by 1859, the state legislature agreed to the incorporation of Presque Isle as a…"

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Water Transportation

"… arriving in the 18th century, Islesboro's early settlers depended on privately owned boats for transportation to the mainland."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 1 of 4

"… Historical Society & Museum Early settlers used clams for bait, selling their excess to vessels in the Grand Banks fleet and other fishing areas…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 1 of 5

"Other directives were initiated and soon settlers began to arrive, forming three distinctive sections within Township No. 1 called Holmantown."

Lincoln, Maine - Jeremy Nelson

"Personal Glimpses of the Early Settlers of Lincoln Maine. Print. Lincoln Historical Society. 4th ed. Lincoln. Print. “Black Binder 1&2”."

Lincoln, Maine - Nathaniel Bodwell

"Print. Goodwin, Kathryn. Personal Glimpses Of The Early Settlers Of Lincoln, Maine. Lincoln, Maine: 1970. 40. Print."

Scarborough: They Called It Owascoag - Catch of the Day: Clamming and Lobstering - Page 3 of 4

"… fish bait, as well as food for themselves; early settlers considered lobsters food for servants and paupers."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 4 of 4

"… and he organized the first meeting with early settlers. Other ministers, including those from the Congregational Church, used the church building…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 2 of 3

"He also urged them to settle high on the hills, knowing that the Androscoggin and Swift Rivers often flooded in early spring."

Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 2 of 4

"In winter, they might go north to cut wood. Early settlers of Blue Hill were forced to be resourceful in order to survive."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Historical Overview

"When the first settlers arrived on Islesboro, they found mostly spruce and a scattering of beech, birch and maple trees."