1770 MAINE
1870
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174 TOPICS
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1770 |
50
YEARS BEFORE MAINE'S RATIFICATION OF THE U.S. CONSTITUTION
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Lewiston
settled in Androscoggin County, Maine.
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1771 |
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Hallowell (present
Augusta area) on the Kennebec River incorporated in
Kennebec County, Maine.
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1772 |
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1773 |
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Greene settled in Androscoggin County, Maine. Attractions
& Recreation : Sabattus Lake
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Settlers arrived in the Wales town area in Androscoggin
County, Maine.
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1774 |
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Sabattus settled in Androscoggin County, Maine.
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Settlers arrived in Belgrade, Kennebec County, Maine.
Attractions & Recreation
: Belgrade Town Beach, Hayden Park, Peninsula
Park.
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1775 |
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Benton settled
in Kennebec County, Maine.
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| 1776 |
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JULY
4, INDEPENDENCE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
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First
settlers arrived in Acton, York County, Maine.
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1777 |
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1778 |
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1779 |
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First settlers arrived in the Calais area in Washington
County, Maine. Coordinates 45°11'N-67°17'W.
Attractions & Recreation :
Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge, St. Croix Island
National Monument.
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Leeds settled in Androscoggin County, Maine.
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1780 |
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Eastport, settled
on Moose Island in Passamaquoddy Bay, Washington County,
Maine. It is the easternmost city of the U.S. Coordinates
44°54'N-66°60'W.
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1781 |
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Bath
part of Georgetown, incorporated in Sagadahoc County,
Maine. County seat and shipbuilding town. Coordinates
43°55'N-69°49'W.
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Farmington
settled on the Sandy River in Franklin County, Maine.
Coordinates 44°40'N-70°09'W. Attractions
& Recreation : Nordica Homestead Museum,
Titcomb Memorial Ski Slope
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1782 |
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1783 |
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Trading post
established on the Madawaska River in the Frenchville
area, Aroostook County, Maine, by the settlers Pierre
Duperre and Pierre Lizotte.
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1784 |
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1785 |
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Acadians settled
in the vicinity of Frenchville in Aroostook County,
Maine.
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1786 |
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Auburn settled
on the Androscoggin River in Androscoggin County, Maine.
County seat, coordinates
44°06'N-70°14'W.
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Livermore Falls
settled on the Androscoggin River in Androscoggin County,
Maine.
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July 7, Turner
incorporated in Androscoggin County, Maine.
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1778 |
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1788 |
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June 18, Greene
incorporated in Androscoggin County, Maine.
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1789 |
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Bath city in
Sagadahoc County, port of entry on the Kennebec River
on the Atlantic coast in Maine.
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Hancock County
established in Maine, seat Ellsworth.
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Washington
County established in Maine, seat Machias.
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February 17,
Durham incorporated in Androscoggin County, Maine.
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September 9,
William Cranch Bond born in Falmouth(now Portland) Maine.
Astronomer and first astronomical observer at Harvard
College and first director of Harvard Observatory.
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1790 |
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Maine population,
96,540 residents.
- Maine, Cumberland County
population, 26,105 residents.
- Maine, Hancock County
population, 9,549 residents.
- Maine, Lincoln County
population, 29,236 residents.
- Maine, Washington County
population, 2,758 residents.
- Maine, York County population,
28,892 residents.
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Washington
Plantation (present Belgrade) population 159 residents,
Kennebec County, Maine.
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Freetown Plantation
(present Albion) settled, in Kennebec County, Maine.
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1791 |
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Camden on Penobscot
Bay, incorporated and appointed seat of Kershaw County
in Maine. Coordinates 44°12'N-69°04'W.
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1792 |
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Obed Hussey,
born in Maine. Inventor of a full-sized horse drawn
grain reaper and othe agricultural machinery. Died in
a train accident on August 4, 1860.
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1793 |
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1794 |
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Bowdoin College,
incorporated in Brunswick, Cumberland County, Maine.
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1795 |
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February 17,
the plantation of Bakerstown incorporated as Poland,
Androscoggin County, Maine.
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February 18,
Lewiston incorporated in Androscoggin County, Maine.
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February 28,
Livermore incorporated in Androscoggin County, Maine.
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1796 |
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The Mansion
House hotel opened in Poland, Androscoggin County, Maine.
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The Massachusetts
Legislature granted permission, after petition by the
Fort residents, to build a bridge over the Kennebec
River(present Augusta area), in Kennebec County, Maine.
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February 3,
Belgrade incorporated in Kennebec County, Maine.
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1797 |
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Harrison
settlement (former Ft. Western) in Kennebec County,
Maine incorporated as town.
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February 20, Harrington (present Augusta), incorporated
as town in Kennebec County, Maine.
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June 7, Harrington
name change to Augusta, in Kennebec County, Maine.
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1798 |
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Eastport incorporated
as town in Washington County, Maine.
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1799 |
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Kennebec County
established in Maine, seat Augusta. Cities/Towns/Townships
: Albion, Augusta, Belgrade, Benton, Chelsea,
China, Clinton, Farmingdale, Fayette, Gardiner, Hallowell,
Litchfield, Manchester, Monmouth, Mount Vernon, Oakland,
Pittston, Randolph, Readfield, Rome, Sidney, Vassalboro,
Vienna, Waterville, Wayne, West Gardiner, Windsor, Winslow,
Winthrop.
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Augusta,
capital of Maine, appointed seat of Kennebec County.
Coordinates
44°19'N-69°49'W. Attractions
& Recreation : Fort
Western Museum, State Capitol
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June 22, Thompsonborough
(present Lisbon) incorporated, Androscoggin County,
Maine.
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1800 |
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Maine population,
151,719 residents.
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Ellsworth incorporated
as town, seat of Hancock County in Maine. Coordinates
44°33'N-68°26'W. Attractions
& Recreation : Bird Sanctuary, Lamoine
State Park, Stanwood Museum
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1801 |
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February 16,
Leeds incorporated in Androscoggin County, Maine.
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1802 |
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Leeds annexed
land from Livermore in Androscoggin County, Maine
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Pejepscot town
formed in Androscoggin County, Maine.
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February 18,
part of Poland set off as Minot town and incorporated
in Androscoggin County, Maine.
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February 20,
Thompsonborough name change into Lisbon, in Androscoggin
County, Maine.
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April 4, Dorothea
Dix, born in Hampden, Maine. Humanitarian, teacher and
social reformer for the treatment of the mentally ill,
creator of mental asylums.
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| 1803 |
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Gardiner on
the Kennebec River, incorporated as a town in Kennebec
County, Maine. Coordinates 44°14'N-69°46'W.
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1804 |
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March 9, Fairfax
(original Freetown plantation, present Albion) incorporated
in Kennebec County, Maine.
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1805 |
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Oxford County
established in Maine, seat Paris.
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1806 |
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1807 |
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Houlton settled
in Maine, seat of Aroostook County. Named for one of
its founders Joseph Houlton. Coordinates 46°08'N-67°51'W.
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February 7,
Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, born in Portland, Maine.
Poet, works e.g. 'The Courtship of Miles Standish'.
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1808 |
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1809 |
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Somerset County
established in Maine, seat Skowhegan.
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August 27,
Hamlin Hannibal, born at Paris Hill in Oxford County,
Maine. U.S. Vice-president under Abraham Lincoln, Senator
and Representative from Maine.
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1810 |
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Maine population,
228,705 residents.
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Fairfax, (present
Albion) annexed a part of Winslow, in Kennebec County,
Maine.
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Leeds set off
land to Wayne in Androscoggin County, Maine.
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1811 |
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1812 |
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Eastport in
Washington County, Maine, captured by British troops
and put under martial law.
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March 6, Aaron
Lufkin Dennison, born in Freeport, Maine. Watch manufacturer
'father of American watchmaking'.
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1813 |
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1814 |
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1815 |
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1816 |
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Penobscot County
established in Maine, seat Bangor.
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February 1,
Wales incorporated in Androscoggin County, Maine.
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1817 |
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1818 |
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Pejepscot renamed
Danville, in Androscoggin County, Maine.
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Under the Treaty
of Ghent, Eastport in Washington County, Maine, returned
to the United States.
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May
31, John Albion Andrew, born in Windham, Maine. U.S.
anti-slavery leader and governor of Massachusetts.
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1819 |
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1820 |
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Maine population, 298,335 residents.
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March
15, Maine ME the 23rd state
admitted to the Union
Maine
Today
: Capital Augusta, area 35,387 sq.mi.(91.652km²),
39th largest state. Counties
16 : Androscoggin,
Aroostook, Cumberland, Franklin, Hancock, Kennebec,
Knox, Lincoln, Oxford, Penobscot, Piscataquis, Sagadahoc,
Somerset, Waldo, Washington, York.
Attractions & Recreation
: Acadia
National Park, Aroostook National Wildlife Refuge,
Carlton Pond, Craig Brook National Fish Hatchery,
Cross Island National Wildlife Refuge, Franklin Island
National Wildlife Refuge, Green Lake National Fish
Hatchery, Maine Acadian Culture, Moosehorn National
Wildlife Refuge, Petit Manan National Wildlife Refuge,
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March
15, William King, elected governor of Maine (1820-May
28, 1821).
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1821 |
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Durham annexed
land from Danville, in Androscoggin County, Maine.
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March 10, Fairfax
(present Albion) changed name to Ligonia, in Kennebec
County, Maine.
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May 29, William
D. Williamson, elected governor of Maine (1821-December
5, 1821).
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December 5,
Benjamin Ames, elected governor of Maine (1821-January
2, 1822).
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1822 |
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January 2,
Daniel Rose appointed governor of Maine (1822-January
4, 1822).
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January 5,
Albion K. Parris, elected governor of Maine (1822-January
3, 1827).
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1823 |
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Durrham annexed
land from Danville, in Androscoggin County, Maine.
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1824 |
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Caribou on the
Aroostook River, settled in Aroostook County, Maine.
Coordinates 46°52'N-68°01'W.
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February 25,
Ligonia (formerly Fairfax) name change to Albion, in
Kennebec County, Maine.
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1825 |
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1826 |
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April 25, William
Deering born in South Paris, Maine. Philanthropist,
manufacturer and founder of the Deering Harvester Company.
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1827 |
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Waldo County
established in Maine, seat Belfast.
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Augusta in
Kennebec County, designated as capital of Maine.
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January 3,
Enoch Lincoln, elected governor of Maine ( (1827-October
8, 1829).
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November 26,
Ellen G. White, born in Gorham, Maine. Writer, novelist.
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1828 |
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Houlton
became a military station (1828-1847) during the bloodless
Arroostook War in Aroostook County, Maine.
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September 8,
Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, born in Brewer, Maine.
Governor of Maine, Civil War general and president of
Bowdoin College.
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1829 |
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October 12,
Nathan Cutler, appointed acting governor of Maine (1829-February
5, 1830).
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1830 |
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Maine population
399,455 residents.
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Acton, established
in York County, Maine.
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February 5,
Joshua Hall appointed acting governor of Maine (1830-February
10, 1830).
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February 10,
Jonathan G. Hunton, elected governor of Maine (1830-January
5, 1831).
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November
8, Oliver Otis Howard, born in Leeds, Androscoggin County,
Maine. Humanitarian and opponent of slavery, Bowdoin
College and Westpoint Military Academy graduate, Union
Major General during the Civil War, fought the the Nez
Perce, resulting the surrender of Chief Joseph. Appointed
commissioner of the Bureau of Abandoned Land, Freedmen
and Refugees to help rehabilitate former slaves. Died
on October 26, 1909 in Burlington, Chittenden County,
Vermont, buried at Lake View Cemetery in Burlington.
Howard County in Nebraska is named in his honor, his
monument stands in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
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1831 |
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Harrison in
Kennebec County, appointed Maine state capital.
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Houlton incorporated
in Aroostook County, Maine.
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January 5,
Samuel E. Smith, elected governor of Maine (1831-January
1, 1834).
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1832 |
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Augusta in Kennebec
County, appointed State capital of Maine.
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1833 |
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February 11, Melville
Weston Fuller, born in Augusta, Maine. Chief justice of
the United States (1888-1910).
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1834 |
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Town House
of Belgrade completed, Kennebec County, Maine.
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January 1,
Robert P. Dunlap, elected governor of Maine (1834-January
3, 1838).
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1835 |
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The Minot Shoe
Company established by Martin and Moses Crafts in Minot,
Androscoggin County, Maine.
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1836 |
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November 5,
Milton Bradley, born in Vienna, Maine. Pioneer of the
board game industry and inventor of the paper cutter.
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1837 |
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1838 |
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First settlers
arrived in the Allagash area in Aroostook County, Maine.
Town located
on the confluence of the Allagash and St. John Rivers.
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Franklin County
established in Maine, seat Farmington.
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Piscataquis
County established in Maine, seat Dover-Foxcroft.
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January 3,
Edward Kent, elected governor of Maine (1838-January
2, 1839).
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September 4,
John Rankin Rogers, born in Brunswick, Maine. Governor
of Washington state (1897-1901).
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1839 |
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Fort Kent Blockhouse
erected in Aroostook County, Maine. A National Historic
Landmark, named after Maine Governor Edward Kent.
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January 2,
John Fairfield elected governor of Maine (1839-January
6, 1841).
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March 16, Aroostook
County in Maine, incorporated, originally part of Penobscot
and Washington counties. Named for an Indian word 'beautiful
river'. Area 6,672 sq.mi. (17.280km²), county seat
Houlton.
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1840 |
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Maine population,
501,793 residents.
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March 7, the
town of Webster (later Sabattus) incorporated in Androscoggin
County, Maine.
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1841 |
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January 12,
Richard H. Vose, appointed governor of Maine (1841-January
13, 1841).
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January 13,
Edward Kent elected second-term governor of Maine (1841-January
5, 1842).
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1842 |
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January 5,
John Fairfield, elected second-term governor of Maine
(1842-March 7, 1843).
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February 24,
Auburn incorporated as town in Androscoggin County,
Maine.
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March 16, Sebasticook
(present Benton) incorporated in Kennebec County, Maine.
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1843 |
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March 7, Edward
Kavanaugh elected governor of Maine (1843-January 1,
1844).
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1844 |
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January 2, David
Dunn, appointed governor of Maine (1844-January 3, 1844).
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January 3,
John W. Dana, appointed governor of Maine (1844-January
5, 1844).
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January 5, Hugh
J. Anderson, elected governor of Maine (1844-May 12,
1847).
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March 1, East
Livermore (later Livermore Falls) incorporated in Androscoggin
County, Maine.
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1845 |
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The 'Union'
newspaper (today Journal Tribune) founded in Saco, York
County, Maine.
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1846 |
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1847 |
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Bath incorporated
as city in Sagadahoc County, Maine.
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May 13, John
W. Dana, elected second-term governor of Maine (1847-May
8, 1850).
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1848 |
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Ricker College
founded in Houlton, Aroostook County, Maine.
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1849 |
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August 20, Augusta,
incorporated as city in Kennebec County, Maine.
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1850 |
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Maine population,
583,169 residents.
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Calais incorporated
as city in Washington County, Maine.
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A paper mill
established on the Little Androscoggin River in Mechanic
Falls, Androscoggin County, Maine.
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May 9, John
Hubbard, elected governor of Maine (1850-January 5,
1853).
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June 18, Cyrus
Hermann Kotzschmar Curtis, born in Portland, Maine.
Publisher, e.g. 'The Evening Post'.
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June 19, Sebasticook
name change to Benton, in Kennebec County, Maine. Named
for Missouri Senator Thomas Hart Benton.
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October 4, John
Harte McGraw, born in Penobscot County, Maine. Governor
of Washington state (1893-1897).
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1851 |
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March 1, Chelsea
incorporated in Kennebec County, Maine.
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1852 |
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Auburn annexed
land from Poland, in Androscoggin County, Maine.
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Greene set off
land to Lewiston, in Androscoggin County, Maine.
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Lewiston annexed
land from Greene and Webster in Androscoggin County,
Maine.
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1853 |
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January 5,
William G. Crosby, eleceted governor of Maine (1853-January
3, 1855).
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1854 |
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Androscoggin
County established in Maine, seat Auburn.
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Sagadahoc County
established in Maine, seat Bath.
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1855 |
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Biddeford,
incorporated as city in York County, Maine. Coordinates
43°30'N-70°26'W.
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Chelsea set
off land to Pittston in Kennebec County, Maine.
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Leeds set off
land to Wales in Androscoggin County, Maine.
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January 3,
Anson P. Morrill elected governor of Maine (1855-January
2, 1856).
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1856 |
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January 2, Samuel
E. Wells, elected governor of Maine (1856-January 8,
1857).
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1857 |
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January 8,
Hannibal Hamlin, elected governor of Maine (1857-Debruary
25, 1857).
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February 26,
Joseph H. Williams appointed acting governor of Maine
(1857-January 8, 1858).
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October
8, Edward Franklin Albee born in Machias, Maine. Influential
vaudeville theatrical manager.
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1858 |
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January 8,
Lot M. Morrill, elected governor of Maine (1858-January
2, 1861).
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1859 |
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Caribou, incorporated
as Lyndon Village in Aroostook County, Maine.
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Danville ceded
land to Auburn, in Androscoggin County, Maine.
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Leeds set off
land to Wayne in Androscoggin County, Maine.
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1860 |
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Maine population,
626,915 residents.
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Knox County
established in Maine, seat Rockland.
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| 1861 |
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January 2, Israel Washburn, Jr. elected governor of
Maine (1861-January 7, 1863).
APRIL - BEGINNING OF THE CIVIL
WAR
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| 1862 |
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November 22,
Lewiston incorporated as city in Androscoggin County,
Maine.
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| 1863 |
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January 7,
Abner Coburn elected governor of Maine (1863-January
6, 1864).
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| 1864 |
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Farmington
State College established in Farmington, Franklin County,
Maine.
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January 6,
Samuel Cony elected governor of Maine (1864-January
2, 1867).
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| 1865 |
MAY - ENDING OF THE
CIVIL WAR
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Easton town incorporated in Aroostook County, Maine.
Previously called Fremont Plantation.
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1866 |
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1867 |
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Danville annexed
to Auburn in Androscoggin County, Maine.
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January 2,
Joshua L. Chamberlain, elected governor of Maine (1867-January
4, 1871).
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1868 |
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Auburn incorporated
as city in Androscoggin County, Maine.
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1869 |
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Auburn incorporated
as city in Androscoggin County, Maine.
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Ellsworth incorporated
as city in Hancock County, Maine.
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December 22,
Edwin Arlington Robinson, born in Tide Head, Maine. Poet,
winner of 3 Pulitzer Prizes.
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ANDROSCOGGIN
COUNTY Timeline 39
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Androscoggin County organized in
1854 in Maine, seat Auburn. Area 470 sq.mi. (1.217km²).
Cities/Towns/Places : Auburn,
Danville, Durham, East Livermore, East Poland, Greene,
Leeds, Lewiston, Lisbon, Lisbon Falls, Livermore, Livermore
Falls, Mechanic Falls, Minot, North Turner, Poland, Poland
Springs, Sabattus, Turner, Turner Center, Wales, West
Minot, West Poland.
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Lewiston
settled in Androscoggin County, Maine.
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Greene settled in Androscoggin County, ME. Attractions
& Recreation : Sabattus Lake
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Settlers arrived in the Wales town area in Androscoggin
County, Maine.
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Sabattus settled
in Androscoggin County, Maine.
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Leeds settled in Androscoggin County, Maine.
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Auburn settled
on the Androscoggin River in Androscoggin County,
ME. County seat, coordinates
44°06'N-70°14'W.
Attractions & Recreation :
Lake Auburn, Lost Valley Ski Area, Taylor Pond.
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Livermore
Falls settled on the Androscoggin River in Androscoggin
County, ME.
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July 7, Turner
incorporated in Androscoggin County, Maine.
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June 18,
Greene incorporated in Androscoggin County, Maine.
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February
17, Durham incorporated in Androscoggin County, Maine.
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February 17,
the plantation of Bakerstown incorporated as Poland,
Androscoggin County, Maine.
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February
18, Lewiston incorporated in Androscoggin County,
Maine.
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February
28, Livermore incorporated in Androscoggin County,
Maine.
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The Mansion
House hotel opened in Poland, Androscoggin County, Maine.
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June 22,
Thompsonborough (present Lisbon) incorporated, Androscoggin
County, Maine.
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February
16, Leeds incorporated in Androscoggin County, Maine.
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Leeds annexed
land from Livermore in Androscoggin County, Maine
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Pejepscot
town formed in Androscoggin County, Maine.
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February
18, part of Poland set off as Minot town and incorporated
in Androscoggin County, Maine.
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February 20,
Thompsonborough name change into Lisbon, in Androscoggin
County, Maine.
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Leeds set
off land to Wayne in Androscoggin County, Maine.
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February
1, Wales incorporated in Androscoggin County, Maine.
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Pejepscot
renamed Danville, in Androscoggin County, Maine.
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Durham annexed
land from Danville, in Androscoggin County, Maine.
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Durrham annexed
land from Danville, in Androscoggin County, Maine.
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November
8, Oliver Otis Howard, born in Leeds, Androscoggin
County, ME. Humanitarian and opponent of slavery,
Bowdoin College and Westpoint Military Academy graduate,
Union Major General during the Civil War, fought the
the Nez Perce, resulting the surrender of Chief Joseph.
Appointed commissioner of the Bureau of Abandoned
Land, Freedmen and Refugees to help rehabilitate former
slaves. Died on October 26, 1909 in Burlington, Chittenden
County, Vermont, buried at Lake View Cemetery in Burlington.
Howard County in Nebraska is named in his honor, his
monument stands in Gettysburg, Pennsylvania.
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March 7,
the town of Webster (later Sabattus) incorporated
in Androscoggin County, Maine.
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February
24, Auburn incorporated as town in Androscoggin County,
Maine.
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March 1, East
Livermore (later Livermore Falls) incorporated in
Androscoggin County, Maine.
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A paper mill
established on the Little Androscoggin River in Mechanic
Falls, Androscoggin County, Maine.
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Auburn annexed
land from Poland, in Androscoggin County, Maine.
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Greene set
off land to Lewiston, in Androscoggin County, Maine.
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Lewiston
annexed land from Greene and Webster in Androscoggin
County, ME.
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Androscoggin
County established in Maine, seat Auburn.
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Leeds set
off land to Wales in Androscoggin County, Maine.
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Danville
ceded land to Auburn, in Androscoggin County, Maine.
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Leeds set
off land to Wayne in Androscoggin County, Maine.
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November
22, Lewiston incorporated as city in Androscoggin
County, ME.
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Danville annexed
to Auburn in Androscoggin County, Maine.
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Auburn incorporated
as city in Androscoggin County, Maine.
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Auburn incorporated
as city in Androscoggin County, Maine.
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1770-1870 AROOSTOOK
COUNTY Timeline
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Aroostook
County organized in 1839 in Maine, seat Houlton. Area 6,672
sq.mi. (17.280km²) Cities/towns/Places
: Allagash, Amity, Ashland, Bancroft, Blaine,
Bridgewater, Caribou, Castle Hill, Caswell, Chapman, Crystal,
Dyer Brook, Eagle Lake, Easton, Fort Fairfield, Fort Kent,
Frenchville, Grand Isle, Hamlin, Hammond, Haynesville, Hersey,
Houlton, Hodgdon, Island Falls, Limestone, Linneus, Littleton,
Ludlow, Madawaska, Mapleton, Mars Hill, Masardis, Merrill,
Monticello, New Canada, New Limerick, New Sweden, Oakfield,
Orient, Perham, Portage Lake, Presque Isle, St. Agatha, St.
Francis, Sherman, Smyrna, Stockholm, Van Buren, Wade, Wallagrass,
Washburn, Westfield, Westmanland, Weston, Woodland. Plantations
11 : Cary, Cyr, Garfield, Glenwood, Macwahoc, Moro, Nashville,
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Trading
post established on the Madawaska River in the Frenchville
area, Aroostook County, Maine, by the settlers Pierre
Duperre and Pierre Lizotte.
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Acadians settled
in the vicinity of Frenchville in Aroostook County,
Maine.
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Houlton settled
in Maine, seat of Aroostook County. Named for one of
its founders Joseph Houlton. Coordinates 46°08'N-67°51'W.
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Caribou on the
Aroostook River, settled in Aroostook County, Maine.
Coordinates 46°52'N-68°01'W. Attractions
& Recreation : Allagash, Maine's Great
North Woods, Nylander Museum;
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Houlton
became a military station (1828-1847) during the bloodless
Arroostook War in Aroostook County, Maine.
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Houlton incorporated
in Aroostook County, Maine.
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First settlers
arrived in the Allagash area in Aroostook County, Maine.
Town located
on the confluence of the Allagash and St. John Rivers.
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March 16, Aroostook
County in Maine, incorporated, originally part of Penobscot
and Washington counties, county seat Houlton. Aroostook
named for an Indian word 'beautiful river'
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Ricker College
founded in Houlton, Aroostook County, Maine.
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Caribou, incorporated
as Lyndon Village in Aroostook County, Maine.
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Easton town incorporated in Aroostook County, Maine.
Previously called Fremont Plantation.
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1770-1870 KENNEBEC
COUNTY Timeline
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Kennebec County organized in 1799
in Maine, seat Augusta. Area 868 sq.mi. (2.248km²).
Cities/Town/Places :
Albion, Augusta, Belgrade, Belgrade Lakes, Benton town,
Chelsea, China, China Village, Clinton, East Vassalboro,
East Winthrop, Farmingdale, Fayette, Gardiner, Hallowell,
Kents Hill, Litchfield, Manchester, Monmouth, Mount Vernon,
North Monmouth, North Vassalboro, Oakland, Pittson, Pittston,
Randolph, Readfield, Rome, Sidney, South China, South
Gardiner, Togus, Vassalboro, Vienna, Waterville, Wayne,
Weeks Mills, West Gardiner, Windsor, Winslow, Winthrop.
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Hallowell (present
Augusta area) on the Kennebec River, incorporated in Kennebec
County, Maine .
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Settlers arrived
in Belgrade, Kennebec County, Maine. Attractions
& Recreation : Belgrade Town Beach, Hayden
Park, Peninsula Park.
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Benton, settled
in Kennebec County, Maine.
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Freetown Plantation
(present Albion) settled, in Kennebec County, Maine.
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Washington Plantation
(present Belgrade) population 159 residents, Kennebec
County, Maine.
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The Massachusetts
Legislature granted permission, after petition by the
Fort residents, to build a bridge over the Kennebec River(present
Augusta area), in Kennebec County, Maine.
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February 3, Belgrade
incorporated in Kennebec County, Maine.
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Harrison settlement (former Ft. Western) in Kennebec County,
Maine incorporated as town.
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February
20, Harrington (present Augusta), incorporated as town
in Kennebec County, Main
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June 7, Harrington name change to Augusta, in Kennebec
County, Maine.
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Kennebec County
established in Maine, seat Augusta.
Cities/Towns/Townships
: Albion, Augusta, Belgrade, Benton, Chelsea,
China, Clinton, Farmingdale, Fayette, Gardiner, Hallowell,
Litchfield, Manchester, Monmouth, Mount Vernon, Oakland,
Pittston, Randolph, Readfield, Rome, Sidney, Vassalboro,
Vienna, Waterville, Wayne, West Gardiner, Windsor, Winslow,
Winthrop.
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Augusta,
capital of Maine, appointed seat of Kennebec County. Coordinates
44°19'N-69°49'W. Attractions
& Recreation : Fort
Western Museum, State Capitol
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Gardiner on the
Kennebec River, incorporated as a town in Kennebec County,
Maine. Coordinates 44°14'N-69°46'W.
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March 9, Fairfax
(original Freetown plantation, present Albion) incorporated
in Kennebec County, Maine.
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Fairfax, (present
Albion) annexed a part of Winslow, in Kennebec County,
Maine.
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March 10, Fairfax
(present Albion) changed name to Ligonia, in Kennebec
County, Maine.
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February 25,
Ligonia (formerly Fairfax) name change to Albion, in Kennebec
County, Maine.
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Augusta in Kennebec
County, designated as capital of Maine.
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Harrison in Kennebec
County, appointed Maine state capital.
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Augusta in Kennebec
County, appointed State capital of Maine.
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Town House of
Belgrade completed, Kennebec County, Maine.
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March 16, Sebasticook
(present Benton) incorporated in Kennebec County, Maine.
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August 20, Augusta,
incorporated as city in Kennebec County, Maine.
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June 19, Sebasticook
name change to Benton, in Kennebec County, Maine. Named
for Missouri Senator Thomas Hart Benton.
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March 1, Chelsea
incorporated in Kennebec County, Maine.
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Chelsea set off
land to Pittston in Kennebec County, Maine.
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CELEBRITIES
BORN IN MAINE
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- Catie Curtis, born in Saco, Maine.
Folk Rock Singer.
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