Monthly Archives: September 2024

Rolling Down the River to Dresden, Maine

This week Asa’s World Tour of Maine is rolling down the river into Dresden. Settled in 1752 by French and German Huguenots, the settlement was originally called, Frankfort. Then it was renamed Pownalborough, after Governor Pownall, when it was officially incorporated as a town in 1760. Following the American Revolution, in 1794 the town received its […]

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On a Slow Road to China, Maine

Asa’s World Tour of Maine is BACK! We are kicking off our fall tour with our first stop in China, Maine! Alright true confessions, settled in 1774 and incorporated in 1818, China, Maine is NOT named for the country. Instead legislator, Japheth Wasburn, wanted to name the town “Bloomville.” But residents of nearby Bloomfield, which was […]

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