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Farmington, Franklin, ME
Farmington, a town in Franklin County and the seat of county government, incorporated on February 1, 1794 from the existing Sandy River Plantation.
(Not to be confused with the current Sandy River Plantation, 35 miles to the northwest.)
It later annexed land from Industry in 1850 and from Strong in 1853.
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1854 - Farmington
Farmington, a post-township of Franklin county, Maine, 80 miles N. W. from Augusta. Population, 2725. It contains a village of its own name.
A New and Complete Gazetteer of the United States: Giving a Full and Comprehensive Review of the Present Condition, Industry, and Resources of the American Confederacy ... Thomas Baldwin (of Philadelphia.) Joseph Thomas January 1, 1854 Philadelphia : Lippincott, Grambo & Company 1854.
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1859
FARMINGTON, a township of Franklin co., in the state of Maine, U.S., 32 m. NW of Augusta. Pop. in 1840, 2,613. The village is situated at the... Read MORE...
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1886 - Farmington
Farmington, the shire town of Franklin County, is situated near its southern part. It is 10 miles long and 7 wide at the northern part. The area is... Read MORE...
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1889 - Farmington
In a secluded, yet easily accessible region of the Garden State, lies one of the most beautiful and attractive towns of New England. Farmington has... Read MORE...
1890 - August 7 - Stationary Traveling.
Thoreau believed, or sometimes talked as if he believed, that everything was to be found in Concord. There was no great occasion for traveling, he... Read MORE...
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1895 - Farmington
Farmington, a post-village, capital of Franklin co., Me, in Farmington township, on the Sandy River, 43 miles by rail N. of Lewiston, and 29 miles... Read MORE...
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1916
Farmington, a banking post-village, capital of Franklin co., Me., in Farmington township (town), on the Sandy River, 35 miles NW. of Augusta, on the... Read MORE...
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