North Anson, Maine

North Anson is a village in the town of Anson in Somerset County, Maine, United States.

History

According to an 1886 History of Anson, Maine, "In 1845 [Anson] was divided, and North Anson incorporated out of it; but a re-union of the parts took place in 1855. North Anson has in the "Union Advocate" a valuable local and county paper. It is issued every Wednesday by Albert Moore & Son. Its politics are democratic. The Congregationalists, Free Baptists, Methodists and Universalists each have churches in Anson. The town has twenty-one public schoolhouses; the total school property being valued at $3,500. Anson Academy, located at North Anson Village, is a well-established and thriving institution. Many able and successful business and professional men have received here a large part of their education. The valuation of the town in 1870 was $554,407. In 1880, it was $585,080. The population in 1870 was 1,745. In 1880, it was 1,557. "^[1]

Today

As of June 14, 2007, the Pan Am Railways has reopened a spur line which used to run to North Anson. It had been abandoned for twenty years.^[2] This location is part of the town called Anson.

References

1. ^ "History of Anson, Maine" From A Gazetteer of the State of Maine, By Geo. J. Varney Published by B. B. Russell, 57 Cornhill, Boston 1886
2. ^ http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MsMj5YM5aGQ

External links

• Photograph of North Anson, Maine, ca. 1905, from the Maine Memory Network

Coordinates: 44°51′18″N 69°53′59″W / 44.855°N 69.89972°W / 44.855; -69.89972