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  History of Auburn, Maine, USA

Journey back in time to Auburn, Maine, USA

(Danville)

Visit Auburn, Maine, USA. Discover its history. Learn about the people who lived there through stories, old newspaper articles, pictures, postcards and genealogy.

     

• Auburn was first settled in 1786 as part of Bakerstown
  
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• 1835 - “The factory system of making shoes was originated in Auburn in 1835.”
  Brunelle, Jim. Maine Almanac. Augusta: Guy Gannett Publishing Company. 1978.
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• 1839 - Danville
  Danville, Maine
  Cumberland county. This town, formerly called Pejepsco, was set off from the westerly part of North Yarmouth, in 1802. Population,...Read MORE...
  
  
  
• 1852 - Auburn annexes land from Poland
  
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• 1854 - Auburn
  Auburn, a post-township of Cumberland co. Me., on the Androscoggin river and the Androscoggin and Kennebec railroad. Pop. 2840.
  A New and Complete Gazetteer of the United States: Giving a Full and Comprehensive Review of the Present Condition, Industry, and Resources of the American Confederacy ... Thomas Baldwin (of Philadelphia.) Joseph Thomas January 1, 1854 Philadelphia : Lippincott, Grambo & Company 1854.
  
  
•  1868 - Shoe Business Thriving
  The shoe business in Auburn, Me., is said to be now far more lively than it has been at any time for six months. All the manufacturers are busy, and...Read MORE...
  
  
  
•  1870 - Killed by Grapes
  A child in Auburn, Me., died, a few days since, from swallowing the stones and skins of grapes.
  St Joseph Herald
  Saint Joseph, Michigan
  October 9, 1870
  
  
• 1873 - Auburn annexes land from Minot
  
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•  1878 - Bank Problems
  A Lewiston, Maine, telegram says the Auburn Savings Bank has called a meeting of the depositors to decide what action shall be taken regarding the...Read MORE...
  
  
  
• 1889 - Auburn
  Some cities are remarkable for the enterprise and progressiveness which characterizes their citizens; some for the natural commercial advantages...Read MORE...
  
  
  
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  County Court House and Jail
  Leading Business Men of LEWISTON, AUGUSTA and VICINITY, BOSTON, MERCANTILE PUBLISHING COMPANY 1889
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  Bridge Between Lewiston and Auburn
  Leading Business Men of LEWISTON, AUGUSTA and VICINITY, BOSTON, MERCANTILE PUBLISHING COMPANY 1889
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• 1895 - Auburn
  Auburn, a city and the capital of Androscoggin co., Me, is on the west bank of the Androscoggin River, and on the Maine Central Railroad, 35 miles N. ...Read MORE...
  
  
  
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  Head Gates & Dam of Lewiston & Auburn Electric Light Co., Auburn, Maine
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  Auburn side of Falls, Auburn, Me.
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  Corner Turner & Pleasant St.
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  Court Street, 1904
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  Cushman & Hollis Shoe Factory and Free Baptist Church
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  Webster Grammar School
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  Court St. from Main, 1905
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  Lake Auburn
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  National Shoe and Leather Bank
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  Edward Little Park
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  Field Bros. and Gross Shoe Factory, 1907
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  Edward Little High School, 1907
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  Auburn Public Library, 1907
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  Court Street and Baptist Church
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  Goff Block, Court Street
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  Main Street
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  Court Street, looking East, 1910
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  Fire Station, Auburn, Me. showing Fire Department
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  Auburn Grange, E. Auburn, Me.
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  Lake Grove House, East Auburn, Me., 1910
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  Main Street and Rock Block, 1910
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  Corner Court and Main Street
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  Danville, Maine, 1911
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  Elm House, 1912
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  Court and Lake Streets
  Golf Hill, Auburn, Maine
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• 1916
  Auburn, a city and the capital of Androscoggin co., Me., is on the west bank of the Androscoggin River and on the Maine Central R., 34 miles N. of...Read MORE...
  
  
  
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  Auburn Home for Aged Women
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  M.C.R.R. Station, Danville, Me.
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  Little Androscoggin Bridge, 1921
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•  1933 - 1500 HOMELESS AT AUBURN; FLAMES DESTROY 248 BUILDINGS IN MAINE CITY
  Auburn, Me., May 16. (AP) - Restoration of a gaping hole in its New Auburn section where 248 buildings including the homes of one-twelfth of the...Read MORE...