| LC control no. | n 96019714 |
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| Descriptive conventions | rda |
| Geographic heading | Lexington (Me. : Town) |
| Geographic subdivision usage | Maine--Lexington (Town) |
| See also | Lexington (Me. : Plantation) |
| Beginning date | 1833-03-04 |
| Ending date | 1885-02-24 |
| Found in | Town records of Lexington, Somerset County, Maine, c1993: p. iii (town first incorporated 3/4/1833; the incorporation was repealed 2/24/1885 and Lexington was reorganized as a plantation, 4/18/1885) GeoNames, algorithmically matched, 2009 (ppl; 44°59ʹ55ʺN 070°03ʹ13ʺW) Attwood, S.B. Length and breadth of Maine, 1946: p. 179 (Lexington; wild land plantation, Somerset County; prev. design.: 2R1 BKP WKR [Township No. 2, First Range Bingham's Kennebec Purchase, West of Kennebec River]; inc. 1833 as 309th town; incorporation repealed 1885; reorg. as plantation 1885; organization surrendered Apr. 1935) English Wikipedia website, viewed Dec. 29, 2016: (Lexington, Maine is a township in Somerset County, Maine, United States. Lexington, along with the township of Concord, is located in the unorganized territory, Central Somerset. The population of Central Somerset was 336 as of the 2000 census. Originally called Gilman Pond Plantation [no publs. in LC database], an attempted settlement was made in 1804 by Isaac Elder, but an early frost killed his garden and he moved to New Portland. In 1806 Elder's father-in-law, David Quint took over the farm, becoming the first permanent settler. Governor King, the proprietor of the town had three agents, David Quint, then Henry Morgan and finally Abraham Smith, who oversaw the sale of lands and operated his farm and mill in the township. King chose to name the new town Frazier, in honor of his wife, Anne Frazier of Boston, since Kingfield had been named for him. However, the settlers sent in another petition, changing the name to Lexington, in conjunction with Concord, Maine, which had been incorporated in 1826. The town of Lexington was incorporated in March of 1833) |
| Not found in | Rand McNally comm. atlas and marketing guide, 1988 |
| Geographic area code | n-us-me |
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