Add YOUR Family To This Page
History of Skowhegan, Maine, USA
Journey back in time to Skowhegan, Maine, USA
Visit Skowhegan, Maine, USA. Discover its history. Learn about the people who lived there through stories, old newspaper articles, pictures, postcards and genealogy.
Are you from Skowhegan? Do you have ancestors from there? Tell us YOUR story!

Recorded as Skwahegan in early reports, the name means "watching place for fish," drawn from the falls in the Kennebec River that harbored salmon. Local Indians speared them as they attempted to scale the falls.
On April 30, 1772, Joseph Weston and his family arrived as the first white settlers in the area.
maineanencyclopedia.com
There is MUCH more to discover about Skowhegan, Maine, USA. Read on!
Old Photos, Pictures, Advertisements and Postcards from Skowhegan, Maine, USA
Don't end up on this site as someone's ancestor!
Discover the Foods Scientifically Proven to Prevent and Reverse Disease. This book has been a game-changer for us!
Discover the Foods Scientifically Proven to Prevent and Reverse Disease. This book has been a game-changer for us!
History, News and Stories of Skowhegan, Maine, USA

-
Brief History
The land was settled in 1773 as a part of Canaan. Colonel Benedict Arnold and his troops passed through the village in 1775 on their way to the... Read MORE...
-
1818 - Skowhegan State Fair
The Skowhegan State Fair was established in 1818. It is the nation's oldest consecutively running agricultural fair. -
1854 - Skowhegan
Skowiiegan, a post-township of Somerset co., Maine, about 30 miles N. from Augusta. Population, 1756.
Skowheoan, a thriving post-village in the... Read MORE...
1868 - Destructive Fire in Maine - Loss $30,000.
LEWISTON, Me., Saturday, Feb. 8. - In Skowhegan, last night, a fire destroyed the building known as the Excelsior Factory, occupied as... Read MORE...
-
1886 - Skowhegan
Skowhegan is a prosperous manufacturing town lying on both sides of the great bend of the Kennebec in the southern part of Somerset County, of which... Read MORE...
-
1889 - Skowhegan
The oddity of its old Indian name has secured to Skowhegan a wider celebrity beyond the borders of the State than most towns of its size enjoy, but... Read MORE...
-
1895 - Skowhegan
Skowhe'gan, a post-village, capital of Somerset co., Me., in Skowhegan township, on both sides of the Kennebec River, 30 miles N. by E. of Augusta,... Read MORE...
-
1906
Skowhegan, a post-village, capital of Smoerset co., Me., in Skowhegan township (town), on both sides of the Kennebec River, 30 miles N. by E. of... Read MORE...
1930 - KILLED BY BLAST OF DYNAMITE
Skowegan, Me., March 17. - Leroy McPhierson, 22, of Mapleton, Arlistook conty[sic], died at midnight Saturday at the Kennebec Valley Hospital,... Read MORE...
-
1948 - First Woman Senator
Skowhegan native Margaret Chase Smith is elected to the US Senate making her the first woman to ever be voted into this office and also the first... Read MORE...
Skowhegan, Maine, USA Genealogy
Ancestors Who Were Born in Skowhegan, Maine, USA
We currently have information about ancestors who were born in Skowhegan.View Them Now (sorted by year of birth)
Ancestors Who Died in Skowhegan, Maine, USA
We currently have information about ancestors who died in Skowhegan.View Them Now (sorted by year of death)
Ancestors Who Were Married in Skowhegan, Maine, USA
We currently have information about ancestors who were married in Skowhegan.View Them Now
Not the place you are looking for? Try again!


Search for Your Family by Place
Updated: 12/4/2019 2:22:41 PM
Are you from Skowhegan? Do you have ancestors from there? Tell us YOUR story!
If you'd like to be contacted by others who have ancestors from Skowhegan, leave a message here!The comments you read here belong only to the person who posted them. We reserve the right to remove off-topic and inappropriate comments.