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Monmouth, Kennebec, ME
Monmouth is a town in Kennebec County, settled in 1775 and incorporated on January 20, 1792 from Wales Plantation.
Named for the Revolutionary War Battle of Monmouth in which Dearborn took part, the town has an abundance of access to Cobbosseecontee, Annabessacook, and Cochnewagen lakes. Many lakeside cottages come to life during the summer months.
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1774 - (Monmouth, ME) - First settlement made in town by Thomas Gray and others.
Town Register of Wayne, Wales, Monmouth, Leeds & Green, Maine, H.E. Mitchell Co, Brunswick,ME 1905
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1792 - Town of Monmouth incorporated Jan 20, named in honor of Gen'l Henry Dearborn's valiant conduct at the battle of Monmouth, N J.
Town Register of Wayne, Wales, Monmouth, Leeds & Green, Maine, H.E. Mitchell Co, Brunswick,ME 1905
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1801 - (Monmouth, ME) - Capt. Sewall Prescott's tavern (The Old Fort) erected.
Town Register of Wayne, Wales, Monmouth, Leeds & Green, Maine, H.E. Mitchell Co, Brunswick,ME 1905
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1803 - Monmouth Academy incorporated, later, granted 10,020 acres of land.
Town Register of Wayne, Wales, Monmouth, Leeds & Green, Maine, H.E. Mitchell Co, Brunswick,ME 1905
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1839 - Monmouth
Monmouth, Maine
Kennebec county. This is a fine township, and beautifully watered by some of the sources of the Cobbessecontee. It lies 15 miles S.W. from Augusta. The village is very pleasant and is the seat of a flourishing academy. Wheat crop, 1837, 5,256 bushels. Population, same year, 1,847.... Read MORE...
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1844 - (Monmouth, ME) - Old Town House erected.
Town Register of Wayne, Wales, Monmouth, Leeds & Green, Maine, H.E. Mitchell Co, Brunswick,ME 1905
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1851 - (Monmouth, ME) - First Academy building burned.
Town Register of Wayne, Wales, Monmouth, Leeds & Green, Maine, H.E. Mitchell Co, Brunswick,ME 1905
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1854 - Monmouth
Monmouth, a post-township of Kennebec co., Maine, on the Androscoggin and Kennebec railroad, about 15 miles S. W. from Augusta. Population, 1925.
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.
1870 - Maine has a mail carrier, now 76 years of age, who has carried the mail daily from North Monmouth to Monmouth Centre for twenty-one years, and has missed but one trip during that time.
St Joseph Herald
Saint Joseph, Michigan
January 29, 1870
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1886 - Monmouth
Monmouth the north-westerly town of Kennebec County, is about 16 miles from Augusta, and about 48 miles from Portland, on the line of the Maine Central Railway from the latter place to Waterville. The town is nearly square in its form; and is bounded on the east by Litchfield and West Gardiner,... Read MORE...
1888 - A MAINE VILLAGE WIPED OUT. ALL THE STORES AND THE POST OFFICE DESTROYED BY FIRE.
WINTHROP, Me., April 19 - A disastrous fire occurred in Monmouth Centre this afternoon, destroying every store in the place and causing at least $75,000 damage. Monmouth is a great trading centre for the country around and one of the liveliest villages in Kennebec County. The fire, which originated ... Read MORE...
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1895 - Monmouth
Monmouth, a post-village in Monmouth township, Kennebec co., Me, on the Maine Central Railroad, 16 miles N.E. of Lewiston, and 16 miles W.S.W. of Augusta. It contains the Monmouth Academy, 2 churches, 2 tanneries. Pop. of the township in 1890, 1362.
Lippincott's Gazetteer of the World: A Complete Pronouncing Gazetteer Or Geographical Dictionary of the World Containing Notices of Over One Hundred and Twenty-five Thousand Places ... Joseph Thomas January 1, 1895 J.B. Lippincott
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1906
Monmouth, a post-village in Monmouth township (town), Kennebec co., Me., on the Maine Central R., 16 miles NE> of Lewiston. Pop. of the town in 1900, 1236; of the village, 312.
Lippincott's New Gazetteer: A Complete Pronouncing Gazetteer Or Geographical Dictionary of the World, Containing the Most Recent and Authentic Information Respecting the Countries, Cities, Towns ... in Every Portion of the Globe Publisher J.B. Lippincott Company, 1906
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