Dixfield

Webb River entering the Androscoggin in Dixfield Village (2013)

Dr. Elijah Dix bought the town (and Dixmont); his granddaughter was social reformer Dorothy Dix. See video and photos. Inventor Leonard Norcross was a resident in the early 19th century. The town town in Oxford County incorporated in 1803.

Swimming and Diving

Girl Swimmer

Consecutive Championships School No. Year Old Town (Boys) 14 1985-1998 Old Town (Girls) 6 1992-1997 Mt Desert (Boys) 6 2004-2009 Bangor (Boys) 6 2007-2012 Cheverus (Boys) 7 2013-2019 BOYS GIRLS YR Class A Class B Class A Class B 1961 Brunswick 1962 Portland 1963 Portland 1969 Portland 1970 Portland 1971 Bangor 1972 Bangor 1973 Bangor…

Dickey-Lincoln

Dickey Site on the St. John River

Electric power generated from Maine’s rivers provided an early source of energy for large pulp and paper companies and other sectors of the economy. Later oil fueled electric generation emerged, followed in the mid-20th century by nuclear power. Later still in that century, biomass (primarily wood) generators were added to the mix. The early 21st…

Dexter

Downtown Dexter (2002)

A woolen mill, erected in 1835, started an industry that lasted for over 150 years. See photos. Recent manufacturing firm closings contributed to the decline in population in the 1990-2000 decade. Settled 1800, incorporated 1816 in Penobscot County, it is the birthplace in 1888 of legislator, congressman, governor, and U.S. Senator Ralph Owen Brewster.

Detroit

The East Branch of the Sebasticook River flows through the village on its way to Sebasticook Lake in Newport. See photos. Several mills used it water power in the 19th century. Incorporated 1828 in Somerset County as Chandlerville, the name was changed to Detroit in 1841.

Dennysville

Cobscook Bay (2004)

is in eastern Washington County, settled 1786 and incorporated 1818. While using tidal power to generate electricity was to emerge in the 20th century, direct tidal power was at work in 1886, supporting lumber mills and a grist mill on the Denny’s River.