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Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Permanent Settlement

"Governor Bernard’s choice of these two men to be founders of the township would serve him well.” More Permanent Settlers Arrive"

John Martin: Expert Observer - John Martin self portrait, 1889

"… working at Katahdin Iron Works, in a "wild land township" near Brownville, starting in 1888. The illustration is on page 57 of the book and…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Women in Colonial Economies - Page 4 of 4

"… Deed to Proprietors (1716), Proprietors of the Township of Brunswick: Pejepscot Proprietors Papers, collection 61, vol. 1, p."

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

"The townships west were: #1 now Bucksport; #2 now Orland, #3 now Penobscot, Brooksville and Castine, #4 now Brooklin and Sedgwick, #5 now Blue Hill…"

Surry by the Bay - History of Surry

"Desert rivers, each to be six miles square. At the same time, six other townships were granted east of the river. The future Surry was number 6."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Peru

"… The original land grant for the purchase of Township Number One, later known as Peru, was made to William Wedgery of New Gloucester, Massachusetts…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 1 of 5

"… exploring land suitable to the establishment of a township. They could not, however, obtain the purchase of it until July 2, 1789, when Col."

North Yarmouth Historical Society

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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Beyond Borders: an historical overview - Page 4 of 6

"After all, apportioning the land into bustling townships and selling it at a respectable price was the proprietors’ ultimate goal."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Rumford - Page 1 of 4

"Rumford (first known as New Pennacook Township) was visited by the Anasagunticook Indians for the purposes of fishing salmon at the “Great Falls.”…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - …then came the settlers…

"… incorporated the entire island as Mount Desert Township. Several years later, they divided the island in two, marking the area east of Somes Sound…"

Highlighting Historical Hampden - Incorporation

"… or Olive and finally Hampden Settlers called the township Souadabscook Plantation or Wheeler’s Mills."

Skowhegan Free Public Library

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Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - The Colony Continues to Grow, 1874 - 1900

"The Colony Expands Into Neighboring Townships The town of Westmanland (just west of New Sweden) was settled in 1879 by several Swedish families."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Dixfield - Page 2 of 5

"… and its location approximated the center of the township. An old saying by the locals states that there is a rock located somewhere on the Peter…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 1 of 3

"… the time of purchase the land was designated as Township #1, and after the purchase the name Holmantown was chosen."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Project Background

"60), the Proprietors of the Township of Brunswick papers—referred to as the Pejepscot Proprietors (Coll."

Guilford, Maine - Pre-Settlement And The First 100 Years

"… land grant to Bowdoin College consisting of four townships, one of which is now the incorporated Town of Guilford."

Guilford, Maine - Guilford Schools

"… gas this day and age, but in 1812 the settlers of Township Six Range Seven gathered together and set aside $21.00 to establish Guilford’s first…"

Lincoln, Maine - Jeremy Nelson

"He moved to Lincoln Township, Maine in 1824 at the age of 23. He bought two lots on the present-day Military Road."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 2 of 4

"… at Mount Abram Regional High School in Salem Township. Strong's alumni still gather one weekend each August."

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Strong's History - Page 1 of 4

"… and this northwestern section was called Township No. 3, First Range North of Plymouth Claim, West of Kennebec River (T3 R1 NPC WKR)."

Surry by the Bay - Early Settlement

"In 1821, all parts of the original township of Surry lying west of the Union River in Ellsworth were set back to Surry through the influence of…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Stephen Titcomb and the Settlement of the Sandy River Valley

"… out their lots in 1776 only two remained in the township. They were Stephen Titcomb and Robert Gower. The others sold their land to later settlers."