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Historical Items

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Item 11728

Plan of a road in Brunswick, 1764

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1764 Location: Brunswick; Bath Media: Ink on paper

Item 12238

Pejepscot Village General Store, Topsham, ca. 1900

Contributed by: Pejepscot History Center Date: circa 1900 Location: Topsham Media: Photograph, print

Item 22725

Logging, Androscoggin River, ca. 1880

Contributed by: Pejepscot History Center Date: circa 1880 Location: Pejepscot Media: Photographic print

Architecture & Landscape

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Item 110033

Pejepscot I.O.O.F. building, Brunswick, ca. 1913

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: circa 1913 Location: Brunswick Client: Independent Order of Odd Fellows Architect: Frederick A. Tompson

Online Exhibits

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Powering Pejepscot Paper Co.

In 1893, F.C. Whitehouse of Topsham, who owned paper mills in Topsham and Lisbon Falls, began construction of a third mill on the eastern banks of the Androscoggin River five miles north of Topsham. First, he had to build a dam to harness the river's power.

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Settling along the Androscoggin and Kennebec

The Proprietors of the Township of Brunswick was a land company formed in 1714 and it set out to settle lands along the Androscoggin and Kennebec Rivers in Maine.

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Fair Season: Crops, Livestock, and Entertainment

Agricultural fairs, intended to promote new techniques and better farming methods, have been held since the early 19th century. Before long, entertainments were added to the educational focus of the early fairs.

Site Pages

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

"… Historical Society Acquired by MHS in 1863, the Pejepscot Proprietors papers are an amalgam of official business records of the Pejepscot…"

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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Pejepscot Proprietors Biographies - Page 1 of 2

"Pejepscot Proprietors Biographies The Original Eight Proprietors Thomas Hutchinson Thomas Hutchinson was a wealthy merchant who had interest in…"

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Beyond Borders - Mapping Maine and the Northeast Boundary - Pejepscot Proprietors Biographies - Page 2 of 2

"Pejepscot Proprietors Biographies Later Proprietors, Heirs and Assignees Colonel Moses Little Moses Little was born on May 8, 1724, the son of…"