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An Investigation of the Origin of Place Names of Towns in Penobscot County, Maine The University of Maine DigitalCommons@UMaine Electronic Theses and Dissertations Fogler Library 8-1956 An Investigation of the Origin of Place Names of Towns in Penobscot County, Maine William F. Fox Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/etd Part of the History Commons Recommended Citation Fox, William F., "An Investigation of the Origin of Place Names of Towns in Penobscot County, Maine" (1956). Electronic Theses and Dissertations. 3328. https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/etd/3328 This Open-Access Thesis is brought to you for free and open access by DigitalCommons@UMaine. It has been accepted for inclusion in Electronic Theses and Dissertations by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@UMaine. For more information, please contact [email protected]. AN INVESTIGATION OF THE ORIGIN OF PLACE 2 NAMES OF TOWNS IN PENOBSCOT COUNTY, MAINE By WILLIAM F. FOX A«B., Harvard College, 1950 A THESIS Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts (in History) Division of Graduate Study University of Maine Orono August, 1956 AN INVESTIGATION OF THE ORIGIN OF PLACE NAMES OF TOWNS IN PENOBSCOT COUNTY, MAINE By William F. Fox An Abstract of the Thesis Submitted in Partial Fulfillment of the Requirements for the Degree of Master of Arts (in History). August, 195&* A study was made of the origin of place names of towns in Penobscot County, Maine. Each of the sixty-one town names is taken up in chronological order. A list of the previous designations of each town, beginning with the survey designation, is included and an attempt has been made to find the origin of these wherever possible as well as the name used today. In many cases the dates of the first settlements, names of early settlers, and brief out­ lines of the towns’ histories have been included, particu­ larly if these had any bearing upon the origin of the names. The study has been divided into three periods (roughly including about one-third of the towns in each division). Towns were named for the following reasons: after early settlers, after proprietors of the townships, as geographical descriptions or for outstanding traits, after Indian names, after classical and Biblical names, after towns the settlers had come from, after political figures, after land agents, after famous people, and for foreign places. r PREFACE The main aim of this study is to find out just why the j Towns in Penobscot County have their present-day names. ; I ‘ Most of these towns were known previously by other names or | j designations and these have also been included as far as ! ! ! ^possible. In many cases the dates of the first settlements^ •names of early settlers, and brief outlines of the towns’ histories have been included, particularly if these had any bearing upon the names used. Having delved into this subject somewhat, it reminds me of my favorite description of an education — the more you - know, the less you know. The study has raised literally hundreds of questions, most of which are beyond the scope of ! i this inquiry. My education has been broadened, however, i I since my research has brought me into contact, by letter i and by interview, with people ranging from the Rt. Rev. Norman Nash, Episcopal Bishop of Massachusetts, to local characters who for the price of a beer would give me their bit of information; and has taken me as far afield as the State of Washington. At the time this subject was picked in the spring of 1951, neither I nor Dr. York, my Major Instructor at the i I University of Maine, knew of the plans of Miss Ava Chadbourne 1 i I to bring out a book entitled Maine Place Names and The i I Peopling of Its Towns. which was printed in 1955. The only) I use made of this book was as a reference for ten towns for ! li ill Which I could find no documentary proof, only hearsay, as i to why they were so named. i The subject of place names is extremely interesting, but is also one that requires hard work and long hours of > ' i research. Any student of this subject should be aware of j i i |this. To illustrate just two of the problems run into, i [Lack of primary sources because people are unaware of the Value of historical materials around their own homes, and i | poor spellers, I have included two letters in Appendix A and Appendix B. I have used Stanley Bearce Attwood1 s The Length and Breadth of Maine exclusively for the chronological listing of town incorporations in Maine. These town incorporations were granted by the General Court in Boston, Massachusetts, i for the District of Maine up to 1820 and by the Legislature of the State of Maine after that date. i i Finally, it is impossible to list all of the people who have so kindly and graciously helped me in various ways in i i preparing this paper. Most people seemed genuinely inter- [ [ested in the subject. Two people especially, who by their | i i Advice, patience, and push, have made the finishing of this ! paper possible — my wife, Ann, and Dr. Robert York of the [ History and Government Faculty at the University of Maine, i ! i Orono, Maine — and to them go my heartfelt thanks. Lincoln, Maine, July, 1956 TABLE OF CONTENTS Chapter Page I. THE OAK SPREADS ITS ROOTS (1788-1820) .................... 1 Orrington ....................................................................... 2 Bangor .............................................................................. 4 Hampden............................................................................ 10 Orono ................................................................................ 13 Dixmont ............................................................................ 16 Exeter .................................................................. 18 Charleston ..................................................................... 20 Garland ............................................................................ 22 Eddington ....................................................................... 25 Corinth ........................ 26 Carmel .............................................................................. 28 Brewer .............................................................................. 29 Levant .....................:...................................................... 31 Hermon .............................................................................. 32 Newport ............................................................................. 34 Dexter .............................................................................. 36 Corinna ............................................................................ 39 Newburg......... .................................................................. 41 Etna .............................................. 42 II. THE OAK GROWS (1820-1839) ............................................. 44 Glenburn ......................................................................... 44 Maxfield ......................................................................... 46 Hudson .............................................................................. 48 Howland ............................................................................ 49 Plymouth ......................................................................... 50 Lincoln........... ............................................................... 52 Stetson ............................................................................ 55 Bradford ......................................................................... 56 Lee .................................................................................... 57 Lagrange ......................................................................... Burlington ..................................................................... Milford ............................................................................ 62 Greenfield ....................................................................... 64 Springfield ................................................................... 65 Chester ............................................................................ 66 Greenbush ....................................................................... 67 Enfield ......... ................................................................ 69 Edinburg ......................................................................... 71 Passadumkeag ................................................................. 73 Bradley ............................................................................ 74 Lowell ...................................... ....................................... 75 III. THE OAK REACHES MATURITY (1839-1955) .................. 78 Mattamiscontis ............................................................ 78 iv V Argyle ............................................................................ Old Town ....................................................................... 80 Patten............................................................................ 83 Alton......... .............. 84 Carroll ....................................... 86 Clifton ......................................................................... 88 Kenduskeag ................................. 90 Holden .......................................................................... 91 Veazie ............................................................................ 93 Winn...............................................................................
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