For 10,000 years Millinocket was inhabited solely by Native Americans. Thomas Fowler arrived in 1829. He was the first settler of what would eventually become Millinocket. He worked with his family to clear land, build a log cabin, and start a farm on the West Branch of the Penobscot River at the head of Shad Pond.
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1830 – Thomas Fowler builds a log cabin and settles in the area that would later become known as the town of Millinocket. 1837 – A census by the State of Maine ...
Millinocket was first settled in 1829 by Betsy and Thomas Fowler and their family, who cleared land for a farm near Shad Pond. Other families followed in 1837. ...
1830 - decade of this century, exact date unknown, George McCauslin became the first white man to settle in what is now known as East Millinocket.
The first settlers were Thomas Fowler and his wife in 1830 and, eventually, their eight children who also settled there.
The mill was built by hundreds of Italian immigrant stonemasons and laborers. Of. Millinocket's 1,002 residents in 1900, 432 were natives of Italy. Immigrants.
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1901 – Town of Millinocket was incorporated. 1902 -- First Labor Union at GNP is organized. 1906 – Construction of East Millinocket mill. 1907 – East ...
Millinocket has a long, proud history and was founded because of its vast forests, logging and paper making. The community and its citizens enjoyed ...
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The Millinocket Historical Society was founded in 1979 by residents Polly and Bud Segee. MHS collects and preserves Millinocket's history and artifacts. They ...
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Jun 16, 2017 · EAST MILLINOCKET, Maine — After reaching a settlement with owners of the former Great Northern Paper mill, the hopeful developers of a $240 ...