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Minot, ME
The Town of Minot was formerly part of Bakerstown Grant, which was given on January 15, 1789 , to Captain John Bridgham, John Glover, and sixty-four other soldiers of the Revolutionary War. There were some disputed land titles which were finally settled by the Massachusetts Legislature in 1798. Some of the early settlers were descendants of the Mayflower Pilgrims. Minot was incorporated on February 18, 1802 , and the first Town Meeting was held on April 5, 1802.
Androscoggin County , Maine: A Pictorial Sesquicentennial History, 1854–2004, Eda P. Tripp
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1802 - Minot became a separate town from Poland.
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1839 - Minot
Minot, Maine
Cumberland county. Minot is a large and excellent township of land with three very pleasant villages. The Androscoggin passes its... Read MORE...
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1854 - Minot
Minot, a post-township of Cumberland co., Maine, on the Androscoggin river, about 28 miles S. W. from Augusta. Population, 1734.
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 - Minot
Minot, in Androscoggin County, was included with Poland and Old Auburn in the grant made by Massachusetts in 1765 to one Baker and others, and the... Read MORE...
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1895 - Minot
Minot, mi'not, a post-village of Androscoggin co., Me., in Minot township, about 38 miles N. of Portland, and 6 miles N.W. of Lewiston. It has... Read MORE...
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1906
Minot, a post-village of Androscoggin co., Me., in Minot township (town), about 38 miles N. of Portland. Pop. of the town in 1900, 808.
Lippincott's New Gazetteer: A Complete Pronouncing Gazetteer Or Geographical Dictionary of the World, Containing the Most Recent and Authentic Information Respecting the Countries, Cities, Towns ... in Every Portion of the Globe Publisher J.B. Lippincott Company, 1906
1928-12-20 1st international dogsled mail leaves Minot, Maine for Montreal, Quebec
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