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1770

50 YEARS BEFORE MAINE'S RATIFICATION OF THE U.S. CONSTITUTION

  1. Lewiston settled in Androscoggin County, Maine.
1771
  1. Hallowell (present Augusta area) on the Kennebec River incorporated in Kennebec County, Maine.
1772
1773
  1. Greene settled in Androscoggin County, Maine. Attractions & Recreation : Sabattus Lake
  2. Settlers arrived in the Wales town area in Androscoggin County, Maine.
1774
  1. Sabattus settled in Androscoggin County, Maine.
  2. Settlers arrived in Belgrade, Kennebec County, Maine. Attractions & Recreation : Belgrade Town Beach, Hayden Park, Peninsula Park.
1775
  1. Benton settled in Kennebec County, Maine.
1776
  1. JULY 4, INDEPENDENCE OF THE UNITED STATES OF AMERICA
  2. First settlers arrived in Acton, York County, Maine.
1777
1778
1779
  1. 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.
  2. Leeds settled in Androscoggin County, Maine.
1780
  1. 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.
1781
  1. Bath part of Georgetown, incorporated in Sagadahoc County, Maine. County seat and shipbuilding town. Coordinates 43°55'N-69°49'W.
  2. 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
1782
1783
  1. Trading post established on the Madawaska River in the Frenchville area, Aroostook County, Maine, by the settlers Pierre Duperre and Pierre Lizotte.
1784
1785
  1. Acadians settled in the vicinity of Frenchville in Aroostook County, Maine.
1786
  1. Auburn settled on the Androscoggin River in Androscoggin County, Maine. County seat, coordinates 44°06'N-70°14'W.
  2. Livermore Falls settled on the Androscoggin River in Androscoggin County, Maine.
  3. July 7, Turner incorporated in Androscoggin County, Maine.
1778
1788
  1. June 18, Greene incorporated in Androscoggin County, Maine.
1789
  1. Bath city in Sagadahoc County, port of entry on the Kennebec River on the Atlantic coast in Maine.
  2. Hancock County established in Maine, seat Ellsworth.
  3. Washington County established in Maine, seat Machias.
  4. February 17, Durham incorporated in Androscoggin County, Maine.
  5. 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.
1790
  1. Maine population, 96,540 residents.
  2. Maine, Cumberland County population, 26,105 residents.
  3. Maine, Hancock County population, 9,549 residents.
  4. Maine, Lincoln County population, 29,236 residents.
  5. Maine, Washington County population, 2,758 residents.
  6. Maine, York County population, 28,892 residents.
  7. Washington Plantation (present Belgrade) population 159 residents, Kennebec County, Maine.
  8. Freetown Plantation (present Albion) settled, in Kennebec County, Maine.
1791
  1. Camden on Penobscot Bay, incorporated and appointed seat of Kershaw County in Maine. Coordinates 44°12'N-69°04'W.
1792
  1. 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.
1793
1794
  1. Bowdoin College, incorporated in Brunswick, Cumberland County, Maine.
1795
  1. February 17, the plantation of Bakerstown incorporated as Poland, Androscoggin County, Maine.
  2. February 18, Lewiston incorporated in Androscoggin County, Maine.
  3. February 28, Livermore incorporated in Androscoggin County, Maine.
1796
  1. The Mansion House hotel opened in Poland, Androscoggin County, Maine.
  2. 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.
  3. February 3, Belgrade incorporated in Kennebec County, Maine.
1797
  1. Harrison settlement (former Ft. Western) in Kennebec County, Maine incorporated as town.
  2. February 20, Harrington (present Augusta), incorporated as town in Kennebec County, Maine.
  3. June 7, Harrington name change to Augusta, in Kennebec County, Maine.
1798
  1. Eastport incorporated as town in Washington County, Maine.
1799
  1. 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.
  2. Augusta, capital of Maine, appointed seat of Kennebec County. Coordinates 44°19'N-69°49'W. Attractions & Recreation : Fort Western Museum, State Capitol
  3. June 22, Thompsonborough (present Lisbon) incorporated, Androscoggin County, Maine.
1800
  1. Maine population, 151,719 residents.
  2. 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
1801
  1. February 16, Leeds incorporated in Androscoggin County, Maine.
1802
  1. Leeds annexed land from Livermore in Androscoggin County, Maine
  2. Pejepscot town formed in Androscoggin County, Maine.
  3. February 18, part of Poland set off as Minot town and incorporated in Androscoggin County, Maine.
  4. February 20, Thompsonborough name change into Lisbon, in Androscoggin County, Maine.
  5. April 4, Dorothea Dix, born in Hampden, Maine. Humanitarian, teacher and social reformer for the treatment of the mentally ill, creator of mental asylums.
1803

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  1. Gardiner on the Kennebec River, incorporated as a town in Kennebec County, Maine. Coordinates 44°14'N-69°46'W.
1804
  1. March 9, Fairfax (original Freetown plantation, present Albion) incorporated in Kennebec County, Maine.
1805
  1. Oxford County established in Maine, seat Paris.
1806
1807
  1. Houlton settled in Maine, seat of Aroostook County. Named for one of its founders Joseph Houlton. Coordinates 46°08'N-67°51'W.
  2. February 7, Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, born in Portland, Maine. Poet, works e.g. 'The Courtship of Miles Standish'.
1808
1809
  1. Somerset County established in Maine, seat Skowhegan.
  2. August 27, Hamlin Hannibal, born at Paris Hill in Oxford County, Maine. U.S. Vice-president under Abraham Lincoln, Senator and Representative from Maine.
1810
  1. Maine population, 228,705 residents.
  2. Fairfax, (present Albion) annexed a part of Winslow, in Kennebec County, Maine.
  3. Leeds set off land to Wayne in Androscoggin County, Maine.
1811
1812
  1. Eastport in Washington County, Maine, captured by British troops and put under martial law.
  2. March 6, Aaron Lufkin Dennison, born in Freeport, Maine. Watch manufacturer 'father of American watchmaking'.
1813
1814
1815
1816
  1. Penobscot County established in Maine, seat Bangor.
  2. February 1, Wales incorporated in Androscoggin County, Maine.
1817
1818
  1. Pejepscot renamed Danville, in Androscoggin County, Maine.
  2. Under the Treaty of Ghent, Eastport in Washington County, Maine, returned to the United States.
  3. May 31, John Albion Andrew, born in Windham, Maine. U.S. anti-slavery leader and governor of Massachusetts.
1819
1820
  1. Maine population, 298,335 residents.
  2. 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,
  3. March 15, William King, elected governor of Maine (1820-May 28, 1821).
1821
  1. Durham annexed land from Danville, in Androscoggin County, Maine.
  2. March 10, Fairfax (present Albion) changed name to Ligonia, in Kennebec County, Maine.
  3. May 29, William D. Williamson, elected governor of Maine (1821-December 5, 1821).
  4. December 5, Benjamin Ames, elected governor of Maine (1821-January 2, 1822).
1822
  1. January 2, Daniel Rose appointed governor of Maine (1822-January 4, 1822).
  2. January 5, Albion K. Parris, elected governor of Maine (1822-January 3, 1827).
1823
  1. Durrham annexed land from Danville, in Androscoggin County, Maine.
1824
  1. Caribou on the Aroostook River, settled in Aroostook County, Maine. Coordinates 46°52'N-68°01'W.
  2. February 25, Ligonia (formerly Fairfax) name change to Albion, in Kennebec County, Maine.
1825
1826
  1. April 25, William Deering born in South Paris, Maine. Philanthropist, manufacturer and founder of the Deering Harvester Company.
1827
  1. Waldo County established in Maine, seat Belfast.
  2. Augusta in Kennebec County, designated as capital of Maine.
  3. January 3, Enoch Lincoln, elected governor of Maine ( (1827-October 8, 1829).
  4. November 26, Ellen G. White, born in Gorham, Maine. Writer, novelist.
1828
  1. Houlton became a military station (1828-1847) during the bloodless Arroostook War in Aroostook County, Maine.
  2. September 8, Joshua Lawrence Chamberlain, born in Brewer, Maine. Governor of Maine, Civil War general and president of Bowdoin College.
1829
  1. October 12, Nathan Cutler, appointed acting governor of Maine (1829-February 5, 1830).
1830
  1. Maine population 399,455 residents.
  2. Acton, established in York County, Maine.
  3. February 5, Joshua Hall appointed acting governor of Maine (1830-February 10, 1830).
  4. February 10, Jonathan G. Hunton, elected governor of Maine (1830-January 5, 1831).
  5. 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.
1831
  1. Harrison in Kennebec County, appointed Maine state capital.
  2. Houlton incorporated in Aroostook County, Maine.
  3. January 5, Samuel E. Smith, elected governor of Maine (1831-January 1, 1834).
1832
  1. Augusta in Kennebec County, appointed State capital of Maine.
1833
  1. February 11, Melville Weston Fuller, born in Augusta, Maine. Chief justice of the United States (1888-1910).
1834
  1. Town House of Belgrade completed, Kennebec County, Maine.
  2. January 1, Robert P. Dunlap, elected governor of Maine (1834-January 3, 1838).
1835
  1. The Minot Shoe Company established by Martin and Moses Crafts in Minot, Androscoggin County, Maine.
1836
  1. November 5, Milton Bradley, born in Vienna, Maine. Pioneer of the board game industry and inventor of the paper cutter.
1837
1838
  1. First settlers arrived in the Allagash area in Aroostook County, Maine. Town located on the confluence of the Allagash and St. John Rivers.
  2. Franklin County established in Maine, seat Farmington.
  3. Piscataquis County established in Maine, seat Dover-Foxcroft.
  4. January 3, Edward Kent, elected governor of Maine (1838-January 2, 1839).
  5. September 4, John Rankin Rogers, born in Brunswick, Maine. Governor of Washington state (1897-1901).
1839
  1. Fort Kent Blockhouse erected in Aroostook County, Maine. A National Historic Landmark, named after Maine Governor Edward Kent.
  2. January 2, John Fairfield elected governor of Maine (1839-January 6, 1841).
  3. 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.
1840
  1. Maine population, 501,793 residents.
  2. March 7, the town of Webster (later Sabattus) incorporated in Androscoggin County, Maine.
1841
  1. January 12, Richard H. Vose, appointed governor of Maine (1841-January 13, 1841).
  2. January 13, Edward Kent elected second-term governor of Maine (1841-January 5, 1842).
1842
  1. January 5, John Fairfield, elected second-term governor of Maine (1842-March 7, 1843).
  2. February 24, Auburn incorporated as town in Androscoggin County, Maine.
  3. March 16, Sebasticook (present Benton) incorporated in Kennebec County, Maine.
1843
  1. March 7, Edward Kavanaugh elected governor of Maine (1843-January 1, 1844).
1844
  1. January 2, David Dunn, appointed governor of Maine (1844-January 3, 1844).
  2. January 3, John W. Dana, appointed governor of Maine (1844-January 5, 1844).
  3. January 5, Hugh J. Anderson, elected governor of Maine (1844-May 12, 1847).
  4. March 1, East Livermore (later Livermore Falls) incorporated in Androscoggin County, Maine.
1845
  1. The 'Union' newspaper (today Journal Tribune) founded in Saco, York County, Maine.
1846
1847
  1. Bath incorporated as city in Sagadahoc County, Maine.
  2. May 13, John W. Dana, elected second-term governor of Maine (1847-May 8, 1850).
1848
  1. Ricker College founded in Houlton, Aroostook County, Maine.
1849
  1. August 20, Augusta, incorporated as city in Kennebec County, Maine.
1850
  1. Maine population, 583,169 residents.
  2. Calais incorporated as city in Washington County, Maine.
  3. A paper mill established on the Little Androscoggin River in Mechanic Falls, Androscoggin County, Maine.
  4. May 9, John Hubbard, elected governor of Maine (1850-January 5, 1853).
  5. June 18, Cyrus Hermann Kotzschmar Curtis, born in Portland, Maine. Publisher, e.g. 'The Evening Post'.
  6. June 19, Sebasticook name change to Benton, in Kennebec County, Maine. Named for Missouri Senator Thomas Hart Benton.
  7. October 4, John Harte McGraw, born in Penobscot County, Maine. Governor of Washington state (1893-1897).
1851
  1. March 1, Chelsea incorporated in Kennebec County, Maine.
1852
  1. Auburn annexed land from Poland, in Androscoggin County, Maine.
  2. Greene set off land to Lewiston, in Androscoggin County, Maine.
  3. Lewiston annexed land from Greene and Webster in Androscoggin County, Maine.
1853
  1. January 5, William G. Crosby, eleceted governor of Maine (1853-January 3, 1855).
1854
  1. Androscoggin County established in Maine, seat Auburn.
  2. Sagadahoc County established in Maine, seat Bath.
1855
  1. Biddeford, incorporated as city in York County, Maine. Coordinates 43°30'N-70°26'W.
  2. Chelsea set off land to Pittston in Kennebec County, Maine.
  3. Leeds set off land to Wales in Androscoggin County, Maine.
  4. January 3, Anson P. Morrill elected governor of Maine (1855-January 2, 1856).
1856
  1. January 2, Samuel E. Wells, elected governor of Maine (1856-January 8, 1857).
1857
  1. January 8, Hannibal Hamlin, elected governor of Maine (1857-Debruary 25, 1857).
  2. February 26, Joseph H. Williams appointed acting governor of Maine (1857-January 8, 1858).
  3. October 8, Edward Franklin Albee born in Machias, Maine. Influential vaudeville theatrical manager.
1858
  1. January 8, Lot M. Morrill, elected governor of Maine (1858-January 2, 1861).
1859
  1. Caribou, incorporated as Lyndon Village in Aroostook County, Maine.
  2. Danville ceded land to Auburn, in Androscoggin County, Maine.
  3. Leeds set off land to Wayne in Androscoggin County, Maine.
1860
  1. Maine population, 626,915 residents.
  2. Knox County established in Maine, seat Rockland.
1861
  1. January 2, Israel Washburn, Jr. elected governor of Maine (1861-January 7, 1863).

APRIL - BEGINNING OF THE CIVIL WAR
1862

Civil War period

  1. November 22, Lewiston incorporated as city in Androscoggin County, Maine.
1863

Civil War period

  1. January 7, Abner Coburn elected governor of Maine (1863-January 6, 1864).
1864

Civil War period

  1. Farmington State College established in Farmington, Franklin County, Maine.
  2. January 6, Samuel Cony elected governor of Maine (1864-January 2, 1867).
1865

MAY - ENDING OF THE CIVIL WAR

  1. Easton town incorporated in Aroostook County, Maine. Previously called Fremont Plantation.
1866
1867
  1. Danville annexed to Auburn in Androscoggin County, Maine.
  2. January 2, Joshua L. Chamberlain, elected governor of Maine (1867-January 4, 1871).
1868
  1. Auburn incorporated as city in Androscoggin County, Maine.
1869
  1. Auburn incorporated as city in Androscoggin County, Maine.
  2. Ellsworth incorporated as city in Hancock County, Maine.
  3. December 22, Edwin Arlington Robinson, born in Tide Head, Maine. Poet, winner of 3 Pulitzer Prizes.
1870

50 YEARS AFTER MAINE'S RATIFICATION OF THE U.S. CONSTITUTION
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1770-1870 ANDROSCOGGIN COUNTY Timeline 39 Topics

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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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1770
  1. Lewiston settled in Androscoggin County, Maine.
1773
  1. Greene settled in Androscoggin County, ME. Attractions & Recreation : Sabattus Lake
  2. Settlers arrived in the Wales town area in Androscoggin County, Maine.
1774
  1. Sabattus settled in Androscoggin County, Maine.
1779
  1. Leeds settled in Androscoggin County, Maine.
1786
  1. 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.
  2. Livermore Falls settled on the Androscoggin River in Androscoggin County, ME.
  3. July 7, Turner incorporated in Androscoggin County, Maine.
1788
  1. June 18, Greene incorporated in Androscoggin County, Maine.
1789
  1. February 17, Durham incorporated in Androscoggin County, Maine.
1795
  1. February 17, the plantation of Bakerstown incorporated as Poland, Androscoggin County, Maine.
  2. February 18, Lewiston incorporated in Androscoggin County, Maine.
  3. February 28, Livermore incorporated in Androscoggin County, Maine.
1796
  1. The Mansion House hotel opened in Poland, Androscoggin County, Maine.
1799
  1. June 22, Thompsonborough (present Lisbon) incorporated, Androscoggin County, Maine.
1801
  1. February 16, Leeds incorporated in Androscoggin County, Maine.
1802
  1. Leeds annexed land from Livermore in Androscoggin County, Maine
  2. Pejepscot town formed in Androscoggin County, Maine.
  3. February 18, part of Poland set off as Minot town and incorporated in Androscoggin County, Maine.
  4. February 20, Thompsonborough name change into Lisbon, in Androscoggin County, Maine.
1810
  1. Leeds set off land to Wayne in Androscoggin County, Maine.
1816
  1. February 1, Wales incorporated in Androscoggin County, Maine.
1818
  1. Pejepscot renamed Danville, in Androscoggin County, Maine.
1821
  1. Durham annexed land from Danville, in Androscoggin County, Maine.
1823
  1. Durrham annexed land from Danville, in Androscoggin County, Maine.
1830
  1. 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.
1840
  1. March 7, the town of Webster (later Sabattus) incorporated in Androscoggin County, Maine.
1842
  1. February 24, Auburn incorporated as town in Androscoggin County, Maine.
1844
  1. March 1, East Livermore (later Livermore Falls) incorporated in Androscoggin County, Maine.
1850
  1. A paper mill established on the Little Androscoggin River in Mechanic Falls, Androscoggin County, Maine.
1852
  1. Auburn annexed land from Poland, in Androscoggin County, Maine.
  2. Greene set off land to Lewiston, in Androscoggin County, Maine.
  3. Lewiston annexed land from Greene and Webster in Androscoggin County, ME.
1854
  1. Androscoggin County established in Maine, seat Auburn.
1855
  1. Leeds set off land to Wales in Androscoggin County, Maine.
1859
  1. Danville ceded land to Auburn, in Androscoggin County, Maine.
  2. Leeds set off land to Wayne in Androscoggin County, Maine.
1862
  1. November 22, Lewiston incorporated as city in Androscoggin County, ME.
1867
  1. Danville annexed to Auburn in Androscoggin County, Maine.
1868
  1. Auburn incorporated as city in Androscoggin County, Maine.
1869
  1. Auburn incorporated as city in Androscoggin County, Maine.
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1770-1870 AROOSTOOK COUNTY Timeline 11 Topics

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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, Oxbow, Reed, St. John, Winterville.
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1783
  1. Trading post established on the Madawaska River in the Frenchville area, Aroostook County, Maine, by the settlers Pierre Duperre and Pierre Lizotte.
1785
  1. Acadians settled in the vicinity of Frenchville in Aroostook County, Maine.
1807
  1. Houlton settled in Maine, seat of Aroostook County. Named for one of its founders Joseph Houlton. Coordinates 46°08'N-67°51'W.
1824
  1. 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;
1828
  1. Houlton became a military station (1828-1847) during the bloodless Arroostook War in Aroostook County, Maine.
1831
  1. Houlton incorporated in Aroostook County, Maine.
1838
  1. First settlers arrived in the Allagash area in Aroostook County, Maine. Town located on the confluence of the Allagash and St. John Rivers.
1839
  1. 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'
1848
  1. Ricker College founded in Houlton, Aroostook County, Maine.
1859
  1. Caribou, incorporated as Lyndon Village in Aroostook County, Maine.
1865
  1. Easton town incorporated in Aroostook County, Maine. Previously called Fremont Plantation.
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1770-1870 KENNEBEC COUNTY Timeline 26 Topics

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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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1771
  1. Hallowell (present Augusta area) on the Kennebec River, incorporated in Kennebec County, Maine .
1774
  1. Settlers arrived in Belgrade, Kennebec County, Maine. Attractions & Recreation : Belgrade Town Beach, Hayden Park, Peninsula Park.
1775
  1. Benton, settled in Kennebec County, Maine.
1790
  1. Freetown Plantation (present Albion) settled, in Kennebec County, Maine.
  2. Washington Plantation (present Belgrade) population 159 residents, Kennebec County, Maine.
1796
  1. 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.
  2. February 3, Belgrade incorporated in Kennebec County, Maine.
1797
  1. Harrison settlement (former Ft. Western) in Kennebec County, Maine incorporated as town.
  2. February 20, Harrington (present Augusta), incorporated as town in Kennebec County, Main
  3. June 7, Harrington name change to Augusta, in Kennebec County, Maine.
1799
  1. 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.
  2. Augusta, capital of Maine, appointed seat of Kennebec County. Coordinates 44°19'N-69°49'W. Attractions & Recreation : Fort Western Museum, State Capitol
1803
  1. Gardiner on the Kennebec River, incorporated as a town in Kennebec County, Maine. Coordinates 44°14'N-69°46'W.
1804
  1. March 9, Fairfax (original Freetown plantation, present Albion) incorporated in Kennebec County, Maine.
1810
  1. Fairfax, (present Albion) annexed a part of Winslow, in Kennebec County, Maine.
1821
  1. March 10, Fairfax (present Albion) changed name to Ligonia, in Kennebec County, Maine.
1824
  1. February 25, Ligonia (formerly Fairfax) name change to Albion, in Kennebec County, Maine.
1827
  1. Augusta in Kennebec County, designated as capital of Maine.
1831
  1. Harrison in Kennebec County, appointed Maine state capital.
1832
  1. Augusta in Kennebec County, appointed State capital of Maine.
1834
  1. Town House of Belgrade completed, Kennebec County, Maine.
1842
  1. March 16, Sebasticook (present Benton) incorporated in Kennebec County, Maine.
1849
  1. August 20, Augusta, incorporated as city in Kennebec County, Maine.
1850
  1. June 19, Sebasticook name change to Benton, in Kennebec County, Maine. Named for Missouri Senator Thomas Hart Benton.
1851
  1. March 1, Chelsea incorporated in Kennebec County, Maine.
1855
  1. Chelsea set off land to Pittston in Kennebec County, Maine.
MAINE STATISTICS - COUNTY (LAND) AREA
470
1.217km² - ME Androscoggin
CELEBRITIES BORN IN MAINE
1965

- Catie Curtis, born in Saco, Maine. Folk Rock Singer.

 

1966

- January 13, Patrick Galen Dempsey, born in Lewiston, Maine. Golden Globe nominated actor.

 

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