New Strong

[STRONG] is a town in Franklin County, settled in 1784 and incorporated on January 31, 1801 from the township T3 R1 NPC, WKR, once known as Reedstown Plantation. Maine’s Republican Party was founded here on August 7, 1854 by a coalition of anti-slavery Democrats, other Democrats, and Whigs. Israel Washburn, Jr., then a Whig, became…

Freeman Township

On March 4, 1808 Freeman was organized as a town. In 1823 is set off land to form North Salem (now Salem Township. Ten years later it set off more land to New Portland. By 1838, during the Great Depression, it surrendered its organization and reverted to become an unorganized township in in Franklin County.…

Brunswick Landing

Control Tower and Building at former Naval Air Station (2010)

Brunswick Landing is a multi-purpose site on the former Brunswick Naval Air Station in the Town of Brunswick. Brunswick Executive Airport (BXM) at Brunswick Landing has two 8,000 foot runways, 650,000 square feet of hangar space and maintenance facilities, over 103 acres of taxiways and aircraft parking apron space. It also has an advanced glycol…