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Historical Items

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Item 26105

Andover village, ca. 1909

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1909 Location: Andover Media: Photograph on postcard

Item 25449

Earth Station, Andover, 1962

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1962 Location: Andover Media: Photographic print

Item 25452

Radome, Andover, 1962

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1962 Location: Andover Media: Photographic print

Online Exhibits

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Maine and the Space Age

The small town of Andover landed on the international map in 1962 when the Earth Station that had been built there successfully communicated with Telstar, the first telecommunications satellite.

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Rum, Riot, and Reform - Temperance Membership

"… Maine Historical Society X Banner of the Andover Cataract Division No. 9 Sons of Temperance Attributed to George Jefferds Wardwell…"

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William King

Maine's first governor, William King, was arguably the most influential figure in Maine's achieving statehood in 1820. Although he served just one year as the Governor of Maine, he was instrumental in establishing the new state's constitution and setting up its governmental infrastructure.

Site Pages

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Blue Hill, Maine - Blue Hill Spearheads Development on the Downeast Coast

"Plantation # 5 was for a time named East Andover. The attraction and the comfort and beauty of the blue hill which rested snugly at the head of the…"

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Jacob Abbott

"Upon his graduation in 1820, Jacob went to Andover College to study Theology. While he was studying at Andover, Jacob also taught at Portland Academy…"

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Blue Hill, Maine - Discover the Story of Blue Hill - Page 1 of 4

"… and Hortons, brought with them from Beverly and Andover the character traits of self-reliance, strong work ethic, and love of autonomy, as well as…"

My Maine Stories

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Story

From Pee Wee to Pro The Maine Way
by Danny Bolduc

I am the very first person from Maine to have played hockey in the Olympics and in the NHL.