Comprehensive historical overview of New Gloucester, Massachusetts, providing insights into its founding and development
Includes contributions from the New Gloucester Historical Society, ensuring up-to-date and community-relevant information
Authored by Thomas P Blake, a descendant of the area's settlers, offering a personal and local perspective
Detailed exploration of notable individuals and institutions, enriching the reader's understanding of regional history
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Named by the proprietors from Gloucester, Massachusetts, New Gloucester began as a frontier town, as it was the most inland settlement in Maine at the time. Incorporated in 1774, the town has been called home by such notables as mapmaker and author Moses Greenleaf, artist D. D. Coombs, original proprietor of the town of Foxcroft Joseph E.