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Keywords: North Anson

Historical Items

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Item 1057

North Anson, ca. 1905

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1905 Location: North Anson Media: Photographic print

Item 6962

North Anson landscape, ca. 1870

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1860 Location: North Anson Media: Oil on board

Item 6961

John Daniels painting, North Anson, ca. 1869

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1869 Location: North Anson Media: Oil on board

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 150748

School Building at North Anson, Anson, 1908

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1908 Location: Anson Client: Town of North Anson Architect: Coombs and Gibbs Architects

Item 150974

Sketch for Odd Fellows & Masonic building, North Anson, ca. 1913

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1913 Location: North Anson Client: unknown Architect: Frederick A. Tompson

Item 150504

Filling Station for Walter M. Deane, Anson, ca. 1933

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1933 Location: Anson Client: Walter M. Deane Architect: Coombs and Harriman Architects

Online Exhibits

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Student Exhibit: Somerset Railroad

The Somerset Railroad was completed in 1872. It started out as a dream to link the Maine Coast with Canadian businesses to the north. It ran from the North Woods around Moosehead Lake down to Southern Maine and back again for 56 years.

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Taber Wagon

The Taber farm wagon was an innovative design that was popular on New England farms. It made lifting potato barrels onto a wagon easier and made more efficient use of the horse's work. These images glimpse the life work of its inventor, Silas W. Taber of Houlton, and the place of his invention in the farming community

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John Y. Merrill: Leeds Farmer, Entrepreneur, & More

John Y. Merrill of Leeds (1823-1898) made terse entries in diaries he kept for 11 years. His few words still provide a glimpse into the life of a mid 18th century farmer, who also made shoes, quarried stone, moved barns, made healing salves -- and was active in civic affairs.

Site Pages

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New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - North New Portland Village Schools

"… 74 constructed Carrabec Community School in North Anson, the 6th, 7th, and 8th graders from the entire district began to attend school in the one…"

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New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future

"On the south it joins Anson and New Vineyard and on the west it is bordered by Freeman. The west line, also a part of the south line of New Portland…"

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New Portland: Bridging the Past to the Future - West New Portland Village

"… miles from Farmington and twelve from North Anson. The village is located on Lemon Stream, so called because the water was a light yellow color…"