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Falmouth, Cumberland, ME
Falmouth, located on scenic Casco Bay, was incorporated in 1718 and, at that time, encompassed Portland and other neighboring communities. Its current 30-square mile land area was finalized in 1871. Throughout the 1800s the Town had many mills and several shipyards, primarily along the Presumpscot River.
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- 1785 - First newspaper
First newspaper in Maine, Falmouth Gazette, was established for the expressed purpose of promoting separation from Massachusetts.
www.e-referencedesk.com/ resources/state-history-timeline/ maine.html - 1839 - Falmouth
Falmouth, Maine
Cumberland county. This is a pleasant town at the head of Casco bay, 6 miles N. from Portland and 47 S.W. from Augusta. It is watered by Presumscut river, and has a number of vessels employed in coasting and fishing. The soil on the whole coast of Maine is not so fertile as in the...Read MORE... - 1854 - Falmouth
Falmouth, a post-township of Cumberland co.. Me., on the Kennebec and Portland railroad, 54 miles S.S.W. from Augusta. Pop. 21 57.
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
FALMOUTH, a township in Cumberland co., in the state of Maine, 6 m. N of Portland. pop. 2,589.
A Gazetteer of the World: Or, Dictionary of Geographical Knowledge, Publisher A. Fullarton, 1859 - 1886 - Falmouth
Falmouth is situated a little south of the centre of Cumberland County. It is more than twice as long as broad; and its greatest length is from south-east to north-west. The south-east of the town, known as Falmouth Foreside, borders on Casco Bay. On the northeast it is bounded by Cumberland, on...Read MORE... - 1895 - Falmouth
Falmouth, a post-village and summer resort in Cumberland co., Me., is on Casco Bay, and on the Grand Trunk Railroad, 5 miles N. of Portland. It has 4 churches, district schools, a wheel-factory, and manufactures of bricks. Falmouth township is intersected by the Maine Central Railroad, on £ is...Read MORE... 
The Covered Bridge on Prescumscot River, Below Riverton Park
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Dresser and Carlisle Store
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Casino at Underwood Spring Park (1911)
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Falmouth, a post-village and summer-resort of Cumberland co., Me., is on Casco Bay and on the Grand Trunk R., 5 miles N. of Portland. Falmouth township (town) is intersected by the Maine Central R., on which is West Falmouth, 7 miles from Portland. Pop. of the town in 1900, 1611.
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 
1980 - June 1 - A man from Falmouth ME was struck by lightning restoring his eyesight. The man had been blind and partially deaf since a truck accident in 1971.
The Weather Channel
June 1, 1980
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The Covered Bridge on Prescumscot River, Below Riverton Park
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Dresser and Carlisle Store
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Casino at Underwood Spring Park (1911)
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1785 - First newspaper
First newspaper in Maine, Falmouth Gazette, was established for the expressed purpose of promoting separation from Massachusetts.
www.e-referencedesk.com/ resources/state-history-timeline/ maine.html
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1839 - Falmouth
Falmouth, Maine
Cumberland county. This is a pleasant town at the head of Casco bay, 6 miles N. from Portland and 47 S.W. from Augusta. It is watered by Presumscut river, and has a number of vessels employed in coasting and fishing. The soil on the whole coast of Maine is not so fertile as in the... Read MORE...
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1854 - Falmouth
Falmouth, a post-township of Cumberland co.. Me., on the Kennebec and Portland railroad, 54 miles S.S.W. from Augusta. Pop. 21 57.
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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1859
FALMOUTH, a township in Cumberland co., in the state of Maine, 6 m. N of Portland. pop. 2,589.
A Gazetteer of the World: Or, Dictionary of Geographical Knowledge, Publisher A. Fullarton, 1859
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1886 - Falmouth
Falmouth is situated a little south of the centre of Cumberland County. It is more than twice as long as broad; and its greatest length is from south-east to north-west. The south-east of the town, known as Falmouth Foreside, borders on Casco Bay. On the northeast it is bounded by Cumberland, on... Read MORE...
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1895 - Falmouth
Falmouth, a post-village and summer resort in Cumberland co., Me., is on Casco Bay, and on the Grand Trunk Railroad, 5 miles N. of Portland. It has 4 churches, district schools, a wheel-factory, and manufactures of bricks. Falmouth township is intersected by the Maine Central Railroad, on £ is... Read MORE...
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1916
Falmouth, a post-village and summer-resort of Cumberland co., Me., is on Casco Bay and on the Grand Trunk R., 5 miles N. of Portland. Falmouth township (town) is intersected by the Maine Central R., on which is West Falmouth, 7 miles from Portland. Pop. of the town in 1900, 1611.
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
1980 - June 1 - A man from Falmouth ME was struck by lightning restoring his eyesight. The man had been blind and partially deaf since a truck accident in 1971.
The Weather Channel
June 1, 1980
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