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Togus was the first Veteran's Hospital in the United States. The facility was founded in 1866.
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- Chelsea was incorporated as a town on March 1, 1851 separating from a portion of Hallowell.
www.wikipedia.org - In 1867, Chelsea ceded land to the “National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers” from the Civil War.
(The town sent 98 soldiers to the war, 28 were killed.) The institution eventually became the Togus Veterans Hospital, then Togus Medical Center,...Read MORE... - 1880 - Chelsea population in 1880 - 1,538
maineanencyclopedia.com/ chelsea/ - 1886 - Chelsea
Chelsea, in the south-eastern part of Kennebec County, lies on the eastern bank of the Kennebec River, by which it is separated from Hallowell and...Read MORE... - 1890 - Railroad and Trolley Completed
In 1890, a narrow gauge railroad from the Kennebec River in Randolph and an electric trolley line from Augusta were completed and Togus became a...Read MORE... - 1895 - Chelsea
Chelsea, a township of Kennebec co, Me, on the Kennebec, 5 miles S.E. of Augusta. It has a United States soldiers' asylum (National Military Home...Read MORE... 
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Chelsea, a post-township (town) of Kennebec co., Me., on the Kennebec River, 5 miles SE. of Augusta. Pop. in 1900. 3092.
Lippincotts New Gazetteer: A Complete Pronouncing Gazetteer Or Geographical Dictionary of the World, Containing the Most Recent and Authentic Information Respecting the Countries, Cities, Towns, Resorts, Islands, Rivers, Mountains, Seas, Lakes, Etc., in Every Portion of the Globe, Part 1 Angelo Heilprin Louis Heilprin - January 1, 1916 J.B. Lippincott - Publisher
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Chelsea, Maine, USA
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Chelsea was incorporated as a town on March 1, 1851 separating from a portion of Hallowell.
www.wikipedia.org
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In 1867, Chelsea ceded land to the “National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers” from the Civil War.
(The town sent 98 soldiers to the war, 28 were killed.) The institution eventually became the Togus Veterans Hospital, then Togus Medical Center,... Read MORE...
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1880 - Chelsea population in 1880 - 1,538
maineanencyclopedia.com/ chelsea/
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1886 - Chelsea
Chelsea, in the south-eastern part of Kennebec County, lies on the eastern bank of the Kennebec River, by which it is separated from Hallowell and... Read MORE...
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1890 - Railroad and Trolley Completed
In 1890, a narrow gauge railroad from the Kennebec River in Randolph and an electric trolley line from Augusta were completed and Togus became a... Read MORE...
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1895 - Chelsea
Chelsea, a township of Kennebec co, Me, on the Kennebec, 5 miles S.E. of Augusta. It has a United States soldiers' asylum (National Military Home... Read MORE...
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1916
Chelsea, a post-township (town) of Kennebec co., Me., on the Kennebec River, 5 miles SE. of Augusta. Pop. in 1900. 3092.
Lippincotts New Gazetteer: A Complete Pronouncing Gazetteer Or Geographical Dictionary of the World, Containing the Most Recent and Authentic Information Respecting the Countries, Cities, Towns, Resorts, Islands, Rivers, Mountains, Seas, Lakes, Etc., in Every Portion of the Globe, Part 1 Angelo Heilprin Louis Heilprin - January 1, 1916 J.B. Lippincott - Publisher
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