Franklin Maine
Location: Franklin, Hancock, Maine, United States
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Franklin is a town in Hancock County, incorporated on January 24, 1825 from portions of plantations number 8 and 9. Between 1837 and 1857 it annexed land from the balance of Plantation Number 9, from Hancock, and from Plantation Number 10.
Moses Butler was the first settler in 1764 at Butler's point, a site of an earlier Indian settlement. In addition to shipbuilding, the quarrying and shipment of white granite dominated the local economy for a century beginning in about 1840.
Named for Benjamin Franklin, the town lies east of Ellsworth at the junction of Maine Routes 182 and 200. Though substantially inland, the extension of Sullivan Harbor expands to Taunton Bay and Hog Bay to give it a coastal flavor.
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Timeline
| Important Dates |
| January 24, 1825 Franklin Incorporated from portions of T8 SD and T9 SD (Plantation #8 and Plantation #9) |
| 1837 annexed land from the balance of T9 SD, from Hancock and and from T10 SD |
| 1852 annexed land from the balance of T9 SD, from Hancock |
| 1857 annexed land T10 SD AKA Plantation No. 10 |
Villages, Locations and Settlements
| Villages, Locations and Settlements | Settler/Namesake/Note |
| East Franklin | |
| Egypt | |
| West Franklin |
Historical Names
Pioneer Settlers
| Pioneer Settler | Arrival Year |
|---|---|
| TBD |
Maps
- Franklin on Google Maps
Stories
Varney's Gazetteer of the state of Maine has the following:
Franklin in Hancock County, is situated at the head of Taunton Bay, a prolongation of Frenchman's Bay. It is 11 miles from Ellsworth, on the Bangor and Cherryfield stage-line. There are several ponds, whose streams furnish considerable water-power. It has nine lumber-mills, two grist-mills, a tannery and three granite quarries. The material wealth of the town is mainly in its waterpower and its granite. The granite is porphyritic, but splits well, and is handsome when hammered. Few in the town live exclusively by farming. The soil is coarse and rocky, but under good cultivation is fairly roductive. It is better for grazing than for annual crops. Nearly one-third of the hay is cut on the salt marshes, whence it is raked, and boOmed in as the tide flows. Cranberry culture has received some attention, with successful results. Franklin is said to have shipped more spars, railroad ties, and ship timber than any other town of its size in this or in Washington County.
Franklin was originally plantation No. 9. It was incorporated in 1825, being named in honor of Dr. Franklin. It was first occupied by the French at Butler's Point. Moses Butler and Mr. Wentworth came in 1764, and are supposed to be the first English settlers. The next were Joseph Bragdon, Mr. Hardison, Mr. Hooper and Abram Donnell. On Butler's Point are apple trees upwards of one hundred years old. The town furnished 120 men to the Union cause in the war of the Rebellion, paying bounty to the amount of $12,280. The Methodists and Baptists each have a church in the town. Franklin has nine public school houses, and the school property is valued at $5,000. The valuation of estates in 1870 was $168,348. In 1880 it was $178,220. The population in 170 was 1,042. In the census of 1880 it was 1,102.
Additional Resources
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- Historical Society
- Maine Genealogy Net Franklin Maine
- Family Search
- Wikipedia:Franklin, Maine
- Maine Encyclopedia
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