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Otisfield Historical Society

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Mantor Library, University of Maine Farmington

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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… Society In 1840, the Maine State Legislature “granted a charter to the Franklin County Agricultural Society” for the purpose of creating a fair…"

Lubec, Maine - Canning Sardines in Lubec: Technology, the Syndicate and Labor

"… be given shares in the syndicate and cash for granting title and control to Seacoast. Often they would stay on as managers."

Life on a Tidal River - Narrative

"The Morrill Act of 1862 established the land grant colleges across the United States. For Maine, its college would be founded in 1865 just eight…"

Blue Hill, Maine - Educating Blue Hill

"… and convincing words persuaded the legislature to grant Blue Hill its wish. The citizens "felt it to be the duty imposed upon them by the author of…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"In 1807, the Massachusetts General Court granted incorporation to Farmington Academy, just 13 years after the first Town Meeting."