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Athens, Maine, USA - Governors Day at Fair Grounds, Athens, Me.

Athens, Somerset, ME

Settled by Revolutionary War soldiers, this town in Somerset County was, incorporated on March 7, 1804. In 1821 it annexed land from Hartland, and later from Brighton in 1838 and 1862.

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Athens Nostalgia: Vintage Photos, Ads, and Postcards


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Governor's Day at Fair Grounds, Athens, Me.

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The Ware Homestead (1907)

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View of Athens, Me., 1910

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I. O. O. F. Hall and Fair Grounds, Athens, Me.

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Elm Street, Athens, Me.

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Athens, Me., 1916

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Somerset Academy, 1916

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Wesserrunsett Stream, Athens, Me.

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Street View, Athens, Me.

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View of Athens Village, Me., 1928

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female ancestorHannah J. WHITTIER (1834, Athens, Maine, USA - 19 December 1855, Blackstone, Massachusetts, USA)
female ancestorMartha Belle WHITEHOUSE (LEAVITT?) (October 1870, Athens, Maine, USA - 27 February 1925, East Bridgewater, Massachusetts, USA)
male ancestorWilbur Swift MENGES (20 June, 1913, Athens, Maine, USA - 11 January, 1969, Chelsea, Massachusetts, USA (Romney's Marsh))
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