Maine Memory Network

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Early Wharves and Yards - 1795 to 1825

"Map of Waterfront, Thomaston, Maine 1855Thomaston Historical Society In 1823 Captain Richard Robinson acquired rights to the wharves and stores on…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Index

"… Commerce & the Railroad - Agriculture, Places Maps - Main Page Measuring Rock - Brief History, Places Meeting House Park - Places North Church -…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Agriculture

"Regional History Reprints. Originally published in 1846. Franklin Chronicle Newspapers. 1840-1918. Various magazine articles and maps."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - JP Cilley Ledger From Post

"… American Civil War History Timelines Battle Map Pictures. 13 Apr. 2009 <http://americancivilwar.com/statepic/alpha.html>."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Shipbuilding Industry Expands - 1850 to 1857

"… Industry Expands - 1850 to 1857 Map of Waterfront, Thomaston, Maine 1855Thomaston Historical Society In 1853 Alexander McCallum and E. S…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston is Incorporated - 1777

"… is Incorporated - 1777 District of Maine map, 1795Maine Historical Society Local settlers cultivated potatoes and vegetable gardens, hunted…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Culture

"It was the cultural hub of the town. It was a place for service-oriented societies to meet, it served as a gathering space for citizens with common…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - The American Revolution and Early Attempts at Separation - Page 1 of 2

"The town of Falmouth, burnt by Capt. Moet, October 18, 1775Maine Historical Society On April 30, 1785, the Falmouth Gazette and Weekly Advertiser, a…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - Student Research

"The 8th graders also worked on a digital map. The project topics chosen were: Our Conclusions As we looked at the lists of the hundreds of men who…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - About Us - Page 1 of 3

"… assisted teacher Crystal Knapp Polk with class mapping activities in the Strong Elementary School and wrote an exhibit on Cornelia "Fly Rod"…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - The American Revolution and Early Attempts at Separation - Page 2 of 2

"… tax burden for residents; setting up courts in towns in Maine; and providing cheaper property to frustrated squatters living on the lands of…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - Turn of the Century to the War of 1812

"… however, was the founding of 55 additional towns during the 1790s and another 53 in the first decade of the 19th century, as well as the…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Meeting House Park

"In 1871, the town fathers agreed to spend no more than $15.00 to build a fence around the park so the farmers could contain their livestock during…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - About Us - Page 2 of 3

"Carl Stinchfield's “The Bridge that Changed the Map” recounts how a $5,000 suspension bridge drove a wedge between residents in 1856 and resulted in…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Chester Greenwood

"It stands today. He was active in town affairs and participated in a committee to research and build better roads for the town."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Railroad into the Village

"Sept. 2, 1870: The citizens of this town are reminded that a meeting will be held in the town Hall next Saturday afternoon, at 2 o’clock for the…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - WWI Impact on Farmington's Agriculture

"… Farmington's Agriculture As many local men left town to fight, the government created a “Deferred Classification” designation for men who had…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - North Church

"Upon the town's incorporation in 1794, residents could not agree upon one minister, therefore it wasn't until 1803 that the multi-denominational…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Jacob Abbott

"… of education for both men and woman in the town of Farmington. Jacob Abbott spent his life as a pastor and educator, dedicated to educating young…"

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

"… Valley and the establishment of Farmington as a town. The History of Wells and Kennebunk, printed in 1875, documents Stephen Titcomb, Jr.’s birth…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - The Abbott School

"… Jr’s Estate located very near the middle of the town. Jacob’s son, Jacob Abbott, educated at Hallowell Academy in preparation for his later…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Founding of the Farmington State Normal School

"… of these schools included a willingness of the town to fully furnish “without expense to the State, suitable buildings for the instruction of two…"

Bethel Historical Society

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Bath's Historic Downtown - Project Resources

"… “History of Bath and Environs, 1607-1894.” Maps Map of Part of the Town of Bath, A. Hammett, circa 1830. City of Bath, Lincoln County, Maine."