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Norway, Oxford, ME
Apparently the town was not named for the Scandinavian country. A clerical "correction" of the originally proposed "Norage," the Indian word for falls, resulted in the name Norway.
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1854 - Norway
Norway, a post- village in Oxford co., Maine, 45 miles W. by S. from Augusta. Two papers arc issued here. Pop. of the township, 1963.
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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1889 - Norway
The growth and present prosperous condition of Norway reveal the distinguishing characteristics of a typical and model New England town. Within a... Read MORE...
1894 - NORWAY, ME., ALMOST DESTROYED. VILLAGE HELPLESS IN A FIERCE FIRE WHICH SWEEPS THROUGH THE TOWN.
Norway, Me., May 9. - Fire was discovered about about 1:30 P.M. in the box shop of C. B. CUMMINGS, originating from a hot journal. The shop was... Read MORE...
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1895 - Norway
Norway, a post-village in Norway township, Oxford co., Me., on a small lake, about 2 miles W. of the Grand Trunk Railway, 45 miles N. by W. of... Read MORE...
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1906
Norway, a banking post-village of Oxford co., Me., on a small lake and on the Grand Trunk R., 48 miles N. by W. of Portland. It has manufactures of... Read MORE...
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