in Washington County, incorporated 1816, straddles the Narraguagus River. See photos. Once a favorite spot for catching the now endangered Atlantic Salmon, it is a blueberry growing and processing center. A shipbuilding community, it produced the bark Belgrade, which rounded Cape Horn with 56 local men during the California gold rush.
in Kennebec County, named for a town in Massachusetts, incorporated in 1851. Togus Medical Center, known generally as “Togus” is here. Originally it was the National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers from the Civil War. The grange, school and town hall are clustered near each other. See photos.
Consecutive Championships School No. Years Monmouth 5 1998-2002 C. Aroostook 5 2008-2012 Year Class A Class B Class C Class D 1987 Bonny Eagle Bucksport Central Aroostook Deer-Isle 1988 Bonny Eagle Bucksport Central Aroostook Deer-Isle 1989 Windham Bucksport Central Aroostook Shead 1990 Brunswick Marshwood Washington Academy Central Aroostook 1991 Lewiston Bucksport Traip Academy Shead 1992…
(1887-1993) produced a great many books in her career that secured her place in academic circles. Her books about her recollections of Maine provide readers with vivid images of life on the rural coast in the years before electricity and indoor bathrooms brought modernity to Maine. Because of her writing, modern readers can access a…