Keywords: Abbott Park
Item 64405
Abbott School Grounds, Farmington, ca. 1900
Contributed by: Mantor Library at UMF Date: circa 1900 Location: Farmington Media: Photographic print
Item 28081
Stereoptic Card of Rollo Pond, Farmington, ca. 1895
Contributed by: Farmington Historical Society Date: circa 1895 Location: Farmington Media: Stereograph
Exhibit
Princeton: Woods and Water Built This Town
Princeton benefited from its location on a river -- the St. Croix -- that was useful for transportation of people and lumber and for powering mills as well as on its proximity to forests.
Exhibit
Civil War Soldiers Impact Pittsfield
Although not everyone in town supported the war effort, more than 200 Pittsfield men served in Civil War regiments. Several reminders of their service remain in the town.
Site Page
Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - The Abbott School
"… pre 1903Farmington Historical Society Abbott Park MapFarmington Historical Society One of the most ambitious projects was a railroad built…"
Site Page
Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Meeting House Park
"… spread the length of Main Street to the top of Abbott Hill. The flames took the buildings on lower Broadway then headed south on the west side on…"
Story
John Coyne from Waterville Enlists as a Railroad Man in WWI
by Mary D. Coyne
Description of conditions railroad men endured and family background on John Coyne.
