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Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Maps

"Farmington Town Map, 1794 Farmington Downtown Map, circa 1860 Farmington Topographical Map, 1924 Abbott Park Original Design Map "Paths" in Google…"

Historic Hallowell - Train Wreck Map

"… Train Wreck Map Map X"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Further Reading

"Edelson, S. Max. The New Map of Empire: How Britain Imagined America before Independence. Cambridge, MA: Harvard University Press, 2017."

Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Map of Islesboro

"… Map of Islesboro map of Islesboro  X"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Pejepscot Proprietors Papers, 1627‐1866

"Pejepscot Proprietors Papers, 1627‐1866 Map of lots on Maquoit & Merriconeeg, ca. 1719Maine Historical Society Coll."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Wabanaki Agency in the Proprietor Records - Page 5 of 5

"… Historical Society Similarly, some of the maps within these collections contain vital placenames and locations, including documentation of…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Kennebec Proprietors Biographies

"He is listed on the John North map as surveyor. His fervent efforts kickstarted the company's incorporation and early activity around 1750."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Fixing Borders on the Land: The Northeastern Boundary in Treaties and Local Reality, 1763-1842 - Page 3 of 5

"… 1763-1842 British survey highlands map, ca. 1840Maine Historical Society Maine’s international border was the most bitterly contested…"

Strong, a Mussul Unsquit village - The Bridge That Changed The Map

"The map was changed X But the map had already been changed. In 1861 the legislature had approved the petition of the residents of East Strong."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Who were the Kennebec and Pejepscot Proprietors? - Page 6 of 7

"… their own hands, declaring in their own “Leagual Town Meeting” that the (still unincorporated) town would assume the power to revoke grants to…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Who were the Kennebec and Pejepscot Proprietors? - Page 1 of 7

"72 Kennebec Proprietors "Voted that Two Town Each of five Miles on the R Kennebeck & fifteen Miles Back..."Maine Historical Society The Kennebec…"

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Who were the Kennebec and Pejepscot Proprietors? - Page 4 of 7

"… least one major shareholder and the company clerk, made most of the decisions about managing the new, unincorporated towns on proprietary lands."

Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Who were the Kennebec and Pejepscot Proprietors? - Page 5 of 7

"… as an agent for the company in their first town, present-day Dresden. At times, company agents clashed with their employers, disobeying directives…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - Overview: Road to Statehood

"Header image, detail of A Map of the State of Maine (1820) by Moses Greenleaf. Contributed by Osher Map Library and Smith Center for Cartographic…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - Maine in the 17th Century

"Maine in the 17th Century Map of New England and New York, ca. 1676 Largely an unexplored territory by European settlers, 17th century Maine…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - The Missouri Compromise: A Moral Dilemma

"Map of the State of Maine, 1820Osher Map Library and Smith Center for Cartographic Education Within the United States, a greater sectional debate…"

Maine's Road to Statehood - 1790s: A Growing Movement

"… effort soon died out.[16] District of Maine map, 1795 Drawn in 1795, this map promoted the separation of Maine from Massachusetts."

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Early Shipbuilders - 1780s

"… Early Shipbuilders - 1780s Map of the Georges River, Thomaston, Maine 2009Thomaston Historical Society By the time Thomaston was…"

Thomaston: The Town that Went to Sea - Thomaston Narrative

"Map of the New England Coast, 1610Maine Historical Society In 1605, after making landfall at Monhegan, Captain Waymouth re-anchored his ship…"

Western Maine Foothills Region - Regional and Town History

"Google Maps tells us that the distance between Byron and Buckfield—respectively the northern and southern-most towns in RSU 10—is 43 miles, with a…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - The Brick Inn

"… Topographical Map of the Franklin County with Town of Farmington noted (map from Library of Congress)."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Brief History

"… States Geological Survey (USGS) Topographical Map of Farmington 1920 and 1922Farmington Historical Society The geographic location proved to be…"

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Early Settlers

"… town records and to make a roller for the town maps. [1803-1804] So it appears he was a reputable businessman."

Farmington: Franklin County's Shiretown - Education

"taught school in town. The Town was incorporated in 1794, and at the second town meeting of that year, the town raised a sum of money for “schooling”."