Consecutive Championships School No. Year St. Dominic 11 1946-1956 Waterville 5 1969-1973 Year No Class 1927-1976 Year Class A Year Class B 1927 Waterville 1977 Lewiston 1977 Biddeford 1928 Waterville 1978 Saint Dominic 1978 Winslow 1929 Lewiston 1979 Waterville 1979 Winslow 1930 Lewiston 1980 Waterville 1980 Winslow 1931 Waterville 1981 Waterville 1981 Gardiner…
This brief sketch focuses on the highlights of Maine History and is not intended to be as extensive as the many available works on the subject. Each of the sections includes a link to the Timeline for the period covered. To view the Timeline for a particular period, in the Table of Contents click on the dates under the TimeLink column.
The villages of Hiram and East Hiram are divided by the Saco River. Nearby Mount Cutler sports a hiking trail; a chain of ponds hugs the western border above South Hiram. Raymond Cotton, a storekeeper and author, made many home movies. See photos & 1938 video on blueberry farming. The community buildings (churches, library, grange, museum) are within walking distance in Hiram village.
Asher Crosby Hinds (1863-1919) a U.S. Representative, was born in Benton on February 6, 1863. He attended the public schools and Coburn Classical Institute, was graduated from Colby College in 1883. He began newspaper work in Portland in 1884. Hinds became clerk to the Speaker of the United States House of Representatives (1889-1891), and clerk…
The Lexington-Highland fire station is located at a small settlement is at the junction of Sandy Stream Road with the Long Falls Dam Road about 32 miles northwest of Skowhegan. See photos. The small assessors office appears to have been a one-room schoolhouse.
Samuel Freeman Hersey (1812-1875) a U.S. Representative, was born in Sumner on April 12, 1812. He attended the common schools of Sumner and Buckfield, taught school from 1828 to 1831, and was graduated from Hebron Academy in 1831. He moved to Bangor the same year, engaged in the merchandise business in Lincoln in 1833 and…
(1858-1943) a U.S. Representative, was born in Hodgdon on March 31, 1858, attended the public schools and Ricker Classical Institute in Houlton. He studied law, was admitted to the bar in 1880 and began his practice in Houlton. An unsuccessful candidate for Governor of Maine in 1886, he became a member of the Maine House…
Hersey Village is in the extreme west of the township on Route 11. Townline Road is its northern boundary, separating it from Moro Plantation. The interior of the township is accessible on the Retreat Road, which extends from Route 159 in Crystal in the south to Route 11 in Hersey’s northwest corner. The 137-acre Crystal Lake is the only one in the town.