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Wells, York, ME
Wells was established in 1641; it was the third town created in Maine. It was incorporated on July 5, 1653, and included Kennebunk and Ogunquit.
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- 1703 - French Canadians attack Wells
In August 1703, the town of Wells, Maine, suffered a surprise attack by French Canadians and Abernaki. Nearly 300 people were captured.
History of Quebec for Dummies by Eric Bedard, published by John Wiley & Sons, Canada, Ltd. - 1854 - Wells
Wells, a post-township of York co., Maine, bordering on the Atlantic and intersected by the Portland, Saco, and Portsmouth railroad. Population, 2945.
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. - 1886 - Wells
Wells, situated upon the sea-coast, in York County, was first settled by persons from Exeter, N.H., about the year 1640. Its name is supposed to have ...Read MORE... - 1895 - Wells
Wells, a post-village in Wells township, York co., Me., 1 mile from Wells Beach Station, which is on the Boston & Maine Railroad, 30 miles S.W. of...Read MORE... 
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Somerset Modern Cabins
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Town Hall
Postcard- 1947 - Wells devastated by the Great Fires of 1947
After a wet spring, in which the months of April, May and June were inundated with rainy weather, the climate turned to drought condition in mid July ...Read MORE...
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Wells, Maine, USA
Bellevue House
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Wells, Maine, USA
The Rockledge
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Wells, Maine, USA
Somerset Modern Cabins
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Wells, Maine, USA
Town Hall
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1703 - French Canadians attack Wells
In August 1703, the town of Wells, Maine, suffered a surprise attack by French Canadians and Abernaki. Nearly 300 people were captured.
History of Quebec for Dummies by Eric Bedard, published by John Wiley & Sons, Canada, Ltd.
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1854 - Wells
Wells, a post-township of York co., Maine, bordering on the Atlantic and intersected by the Portland, Saco, and Portsmouth railroad. Population, 2945.
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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1886 - Wells
Wells, situated upon the sea-coast, in York County, was first settled by persons from Exeter, N.H., about the year 1640. Its name is supposed to have ... Read MORE...
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1895 - Wells
Wells, a post-village in Wells township, York co., Me., 1 mile from Wells Beach Station, which is on the Boston & Maine Railroad, 30 miles S.W. of... Read MORE...
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1947 - Wells devastated by the Great Fires of 1947
After a wet spring, in which the months of April, May and June were inundated with rainy weather, the climate turned to drought condition in mid July ... Read MORE...
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