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| | Maine Local Government - Town of Bethel - Main Page (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-08-19) |
 | | Bethel, in Oxford County, one of the oldest villages in western Maine, was incorporated on June 10, 1796 from Sudbury Canada Plantation. After setting off land to form part of Hanover (1843) and annexing some land from Hanover (1849), Bethel attained its current boundaries. |
 | | According to Isaacson, The last foray of Indians into Maine was made in August 1781 when a party from St. Francis, Quebec, attacked Bethel, plundering and holding two settlers captive until after the end of the Revolution. |
 | | The historic Middle Intervale Meetinghouse was built in 1816 by the Baptists and Methodists, with financial help from the town. Altered several times in the 19th century and known as the Union Church and the Center Meetinghouse, it was used for town meetings for many years. |
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