Maine Memory Network

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Hampden Academy

"Hampden Academy, the area around which much of the activity of the Battle of Hampden took place, was incorporated on March 1, 1803."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Shipyards

"The Railway Company also leased ten acres of land in Hampden and operated Riverside Park, a rustic amusement park built on the banks high above the…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion

"The Stearns Lumber Company in East Hampden employed many Hampden men. From its modest beginnings in Brewer in 1836, the Stearns mill became one of…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Introduction

"Since the 1990s drivers on Route 1A entering Hampden have been welcomed by signs depicting Dorothea Dix and Hannibal Hamlin."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Expansion

"The Stearns Lumber Company in East Hampden employed many Hampden men. From its modest beginnings in Brewer in 1836, the Stearns mill became one of…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Incorporation

"John Hampden was a distinguished member of the British Parliament who was said to have the most distinctive last name in any county in England."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Works Cited

"John Hampden : An Illustrated life of John Hampden 1594-1643. Aylesbury: Shire Publications, 1976. Historic Hampden. 1944."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Changing Times

"However, there is no question that Hampden has, over the years, become a thriving, prosperous town while it has enjoyed continued growth."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Buttons

"… was then transported to the Crosby Paper Mill in Hampden, Maine. A new man- a rag picker- then ripped all the buttons and buckles off of the sheets…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Elusive Championship

"Bartlet came to Hampden in 2004, where he met a group of boys that would have the will to win a state championship! The 2005 team consisted of Evan…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - About Us

"For more information on the site content or Hampden's history, please email the Hampden Historical Society."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - John Crosby

"The Hampden papers show that John Crosby was born on April 19, 1757, and died on May 25, 1843. The Crosby home is still standing today on the…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Summer Street

"… Street reflect Hampden’s 19th century wealth, for Hampden was a place of increasing industrialization."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Riverside Park

"Owned by the Stern family of Hampden, the park was leased by the Bangor, Hampden & Winterport Electric Company who operated the trolley."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Early Settlement

"… Grist Mill Store, called Old Brick Store, Hampden, built in 1807Hampden Historical Society While Hampden was not the first town incorporated in…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Bob's Bears

"Bob's Bears X The Day the Bears Bathed in Hampden by Bob Hawes Listen to Bob Hawes read the story..."

Highlighting Historical Hampden - War of 1812

"Captain Morris, General Blake, and prominent Hampden citizens held a heated and confused meeting at the Hampden Academy building."

Hampden Historical Society

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John Martin: Expert Observer - Hampden House Bar, 1837

"Sanger bought the Hampden House and young Martin worked there until Sanger sold the business. It was at the Hampden House that Martin, who lived most…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Reed Hardings neighborhood, Hampden, ca. 1833

"… Description John Martin of Bangor, who lived in Hampden as a child, drew this illustration -- and provided explanations -- of the neighborhood in…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Hampden, Upper and Lower corners, 1835

"Hampden, Upper and Lower corners, 1835 Contributed by Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Description John Martin (1823-1904)…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - Hampden Town House, 1849

"Hampden Town House, 1849 Contributed by Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Description John Martin of Bangor drew and…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin's plow, Hampden, ca. 1833

"John Martin's plow, Hampden, ca. 1833 Contributed by Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Description John Martin (1823-1904)…"

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin's cart, Hampden, ca. 1833

"John Martin's cart, Hampden, ca. 1833 Contributed by Maine Historical Society and Maine State Museum Description At a young age, John…"