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  History of Harpswell, Maine, USA

Journey back in time to Harpswell, Maine, USA

Visit Harpswell, Maine, USA. Discover its history. Learn about the people who lived there through stories, old newspaper articles, pictures, postcards and genealogy.

     

• 1700's - A Baby's Adventure
  In the year 1819,died in the town of Greene, Me., an old man named Thomas, who had a thrilling wolf-story of his own to tell, though the experience...Read MORE...
  
  
  
• 1854 - Harpswell
  Habpswell, a township in Cumberland co., Maine, on the N. side of Casco bay, 45 miles S. by W. from Augusta. Population, 1586.
  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.
  
  
• 1859
  HARPSWELL, a township in Cumberland co., in the state of Maine, U.S., 22 m. NE of Portland. Pop. 1,448.
  A Gazetteer of the World: Or, Dictionary of Geographical Knowledge, Publisher A. Fullarton, 1859
  
  
• 1886 - Harpswell
  Harpswell is the south-easterly town of Cumberland County. It consists of a peninsula 9 miles in length, extending south-westward, with a parallel...Read MORE...
  
  
  
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  Maine, Looking up Oms Island showing Harpswell Sound
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• 1895 - Harpswell
  Harps' well, a township of Cumberland co., Me., comprising a peninsula and some islands in Casco Bay, 14 miles of Portland. It is a pleasant summer...Read MORE...
  
  
  
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  Old Meeting House and Burying Grounds
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  So. Harpswell, Me. Hotel Germania.
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• 1916
  Harpswell, a township (town) of Cumberland co., Me., comprising a peninsula and some islands in Casco Bay, 14 miles Es. of Portland. It is a pleasant ...Read MORE...
  
  
  
•  1941 - 37 DROWNED OFF YACHT
  Harpswell, Me., July 2 -(AP) - The 44-foot motorboat Don was pictured today by State Fisheries Warden JOHN STEVENS as a jinx ship that was...Read MORE...