Maine Memory Network

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - The First 51 Settlers

"They settled lots in New Sweden and Woodland. Jonas Bodin, Sr. - Lot C, Woodland Wife: Sara Children: Per Otto, Israel, Maria, Edla, Johanna…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Welcome to the town of Blue Hill!

"… the mountain now encompasses a mix of people with many different backgrounds and a vibrant cultural life surrounded by wilds, woodlands and water."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Welcome - Valkommen

"… include New Sweden, Stockholm, Westmanland, and Woodland. The Colony also expanded into the surrounding towns of Perham, Connor, and Caribou."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Dairy Farms Memories - Page 1 of 2

"Dairy Farms Memories Dairy cattle, Woodland, ca. 1922Nylander Museum Text by Rachel, a student at Presque Isle Middle School Images by Maine…"

Portland Press Herald Glass Negative Collection - 1925 National Governors' Association Convention

"… as well as various other locations along Maine’s woodlands and coast. One of the most photographed events at the convention was a lobster bake and…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Maine Railroads

"It also had its own train station. You could travel from New Sweden to Woodland to Caribou to Presque Isle and return."

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - Narrative History: Maine Swedish Colony

"… similarly-sized lots in the northern portion of Woodland and the eastern portion of Perham were settled around this time, but most were later…"

Mount Desert Island: Shaped by Nature - Activities for Rusticators

"… options: Clamber up a mountain? Hike a woodland trail? Tramp across the mudflats? Rocking on the seaside ledges? Investigate tidal pools or coastal…"

Maine's Swedish Colony, July 23, 1870 - The Coming of the Swedes, 1870-73

"… from Sweden, some took over abandoned farms in Woodland and Perham, expanding the Colony from the original T15-R3 footprint. Rev."

Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 2 of 3

"… stopping to harvest crops, then going on to the woodlands for hunting and trapping. The old Indian trail extending up along the Androscoggin River…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - For The Love Of Paper - Page 2 of 4

"Many acres of woodlands were purchased and satellite pulping plants were obtained. No. 11 Paper Machine was installed and brought on line in 1924."

Presque Isle: The Star City - Aroostook Valley Railroad

"… their lines through Washburn, Mapleton, Perham, Woodland, New Sweden, Wade, Castle Hill, and Chapman. Gould was not swayed."

Skowhegan Community History - A Brief History of the Skowhegan Area

"The Coburns purchased more than 400,000 acres of woodland cheaply from the state of Maine and by 1866 they employed more than 850 men to harvest 24…"

Presque Isle: The Star City - Arthur R. Gould

"… their lines through Washburn, Mapleton, Perham, Woodland, New Sweden, Wade, Castle Hill, and Chapman. Gould was not swayed."

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

"… to their holdings to start cutting the valuable woodland and eventually establish homesteads. King's Highway mile marker B 135, Cumberland…"

St. Croix Historical Society

View collections, facts, and contact information for this Contributing Partner.