Augusta Maine History of; with Notices of the Plymouth Company, and Settlements on the Kennebec

by James W. North

55 illus & ports; 8x17 foldout 1823 view of Augusta; 16x13½ 1761 map and 8½x13 1865 map in back pocket; dj; coats of arms; index. 1,120 pp. 1981 (1870). Augusta, a 1628 Pilgrim trading post on the Kennebec, had become by 1832 the capital of the state of Maine. This truly superior, and thus influential, town history is invaluable for the genealogist. The 165 page genealogical section on all of the early settlers and their families includes the families not only of the capital city, but also the surrounding towns of Hallowell, Chelsea, Farmingdale and Manchester.

1120 pages, Hardcover

First published January 1, 1981

Reviews

[Doug · Rating 4 out of 5]

Exhaustive history of Augusta, Maine from its early exploration to just after the Civil War. The hardcover includes a map of downtown and the devastation caused by the great fire of 1865. (You can find it without great difficulty at several rare / used book dealers; it is also on hand at Lithgow Library.)

Tends to focus heavily on the familial interactions throughout the city's early history; exceedingly loquacious, as well, with the proper English of the age at which it was written. Think "Charles Dickens takes up Augusta's past," and you'll have a good sense of the length, tone and detail you'll find in North's history.