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Historical Markers in Franklin County

 
Clickable Map of Franklin County, Maine and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Franklin County, ME (6) Androscoggin County, ME (50) Kennebec County, ME (74) Oxford County, ME (47) Somerset County, ME (5)  FranklinCounty(6) Franklin County (6)  AndroscogginCounty(50) Androscoggin County (50)  KennebecCounty(74) Kennebec County (74)  OxfordCounty(47) Oxford County (47)  SomersetCounty(5) Somerset County (5)
Farmington is the county seat for Franklin County
Adjacent to Franklin County, Maine
Androscoggin County (50)  ►
Kennebec County (74)  ►
Oxford County (47)  ►
Somerset County (5)  ►
Le Granit, Québec (1)  ►
 
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1 ► Maine, Franklin County, Farmington — Dr. Rock's Rock —
Unearthed during excavation for UMF's ground-source heating system, this large boulder caught the attention of Dr. Thomas Eastler, Professor Emeritus of Geology (1942-2018). "Dr. Rock," as he was fondly known, became intrigued by its enigmatic . . . — — Map (db m286703) HM
2 ► Maine, Franklin County, Farmington — John Frank Stevens —
Farmington Graduate 1853-1943 He changed the face of the Earth This memorial is dedicated to a quiet and impressive man whose early years of study and discipline were spent on this campus. John Frank Stevens was born on a . . . — — Map (db m286485) HM
3 ► Maine, Franklin County, Farmington — University of Maine at Farmington — Walk Around Farmington —
Established in 1864 as Maine's first public institution of higher education, the "Western State Normal School", as it was originally called, was dedicated to the professional training of teachers. Today, Farmington may be best known . . . — — Map (db m285793) HM
4 ► Maine, Franklin County, Farmington — 123 — Votes For Women — Road to the 19th Amendment — National Votes for Women Trail —
Franklin Co. Equal Suffrage, with Isabel Greenwood, Pres., hosted Maine Woman Suffrage Ass. annual convention At Old South church October, 1907 — — Map (db m288453) HM
5 ► Maine, Franklin County, Rangeley — The Whip Willow Farm / La ferme de Whip Willow —
English: Farm, tavern, dance hall, boarding house, post office, or library? First explored by Europeans in 1760, settlers came to Rangeley in the early 1800s to farm and to harvest the abundant timber in the mountains. Early . . . — — Map (db m148395) HM
6 ► Maine, Franklin County, Rangeley — Trophy Trout Discovered / La découverte de truites trophées —
English: Fishing frenzy changes Rangeley forever By the mid-1850s the "discovery" of Rangeley's large brook trout by outsiders forever changed the character of the community. Advertisements, articles, and exhibits on the trout . . . — — Map (db m148397) HM
 
 
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Nov. 11, 2026