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  History of Piscataquis County, Maine
Piscataquis County is the central region of Maine.
Penobscot County bounds it on the east and south, Somerset on the west and south, and Aroostook on the north and east.
The whole of this county is on the north side of the 45th parallel of north latitude.
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  Piscataquis County, Maine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Piscataquis County is a county located in the state of Maine.
In the county the population is spread out with 23.40% under the age of 18, 5.70% from 18 to 24, 26.00% from 25 to 44, 27.50% from 45 to 64, and 17.40% who are 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a household in the county is $28,250, and the median income for a family is $34,852.
www.presqueisle.us /project/wikipedia/index.php/Piscataquis_County,_Maine   (402 words)

  
 County statistics of the United States - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
The term "county" is used in 48 of the 50 states of the United States for the level of local government below the state itself.
The only Virginia statistic affected is "smallest county by area"; if independent cities are included, Falls Church becomes the smallest "county" in the state, and in fact the smallest county-level political subdivision in the United States, at 2.0 square miles (5 km²).
Although most U.S. counties were created during the 19th century, the most recent county in the United States is Broomfield County in Colorado, created in 2001.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/County_statistics_of_the_United_States   (400 words)

  
 Somerset County, Maine - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Somerset County is a county located in the U.S. state of Maine.
In the county the population was spread out with 24.70% under the age of 18, 7.00% from 18 to 24, 28.70% from 25 to 44, 25.30% from 45 to 64, and 14.30% who were 65 years of age or older.
The median income for a household in the county was $30,731, and the median income for a family was $36,464.
en.wikipedia.org /wiki/Somerset_County,_Maine   (384 words)

  
 Maine Local Government - County of Piscataquis - Main Page
Piscataquis County, incorporated in 1838, is one of Maine’s largest counties, encompassing 3,780 square miles of Maine and making it one of the largest counties east of the Mississippi River.
The county is land-locked and geographically located in the center of Maine, bordered by Somerset County on the West and Penobscot County on the East.
Piscataquis County is known for its forests and lakes, which attract summer and winter visitors.
www.maine.gov /local/piscataquis   (174 words)

  
 Boston.com / News / Local / Maine / Piscataquis County asks for courtroom screening attendants   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Maine's state court administrator visited Piscataquis County this week at the request of district court officials who said they were endangered without metal detectors and X-ray machines.
Ted Glessner, state court administrator, visited Tuesday at the request of county commissioners and employees who have expressed concerns over their safety and the need to replace the cramped building.
While most Piscataquis County officials believe the answer to overcrowding would be to build a new courthouse, Glessner said he was not the one to authorize funding for four court projects under consideration.
www.boston.com /news/local/maine/articles/2004/02/18/piscataquis_county_asks_for_courtroom_screening_attendants   (404 words)

  
 Piscataquis County, Maine ~ a proud part of the USGenWeb Project
Piscataquis was named for an Indian word meaning "river branch".
Piscataquis County was incorporated as a county on March 23, 1838.
Dover-Foxcroft is the county seat and shire town.
www.rootsweb.com /~mepiscat   (369 words)

  
 Homes in MaineToday.com | Moving to Maine | Piscataquis County
County staff, working in collaboration with local citizen advisory boards, determine what educational programs will best serve county residents.
Maine coon cat owners are prone to rave about their favorite felines.
In a three-part series on youth suicide in Maine, families talk about how they are coping wit the loss of a loved one.
homes.mainetoday.com /moving/regions/counties/piscataquis   (537 words)

  
 Map of Piscataquis County, Maine - MAPS
This hand colored map is from Stuart's Atlas of the State of Maine, published in 1890 by J. Stuart & Co. The county maps include great detail of the area; including the names of important land owners, landmarks, rivers, lakes, railroads and town names.
Piscataquis County is illustrated on this well preserved map.
Pastel coloring and nicely aged paper make these hard to find Maine county maps great editions to the collections of residents interested in their local history.
www.rare-maps.com /details.cfm?type=maps&auto_key=1450322   (87 words)

  
 WPL: Maine History Resources, as of 1956   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
The first is the pamphlet "Through Maine on Printed Paths: A List of Maine Books for Teachers and Pupils," compiled by the Division of Instruction, State Department of Education, Augusta, ME, 1956.
Indian Place-Names of the Penobscot Valley and the Maine Coast.
Fine biography of the editor of Maine's leading agricultural paper and the true founder of the Univ. of Maine.
www.waterborolibrary.org /mehist2.htm   (4437 words)

  
 Piscataquis County Maine Real Estate
Piscataquis County Maine Real Estate is a way for consumers to find the best Real estate Agents and Brokers for every city in Piscataquis County Maine.
When you have been directed to an Piscataquis County Maine real estate professional in the area you have chosen you will be able to search for your dream home and get free printouts from the MLS database in that area.
Piscataquis County Maine Real Estate Brokers and agents can use the many news and information pages we offer to get up to date information about the Piscataquis County Maine real estate market.
www.myhomesearches.com /county/maine/piscataquis-county-maine.htm   (576 words)

  
 History of Piscataquis County
Several townships in this county were thus granted and conveyed by their grantees to their respective purchasers.
It is watered by three beautiful rivers, the Piscataquis, Sebec and Pleasant, all sufficient for boats and rafts.
Most of the streams were fordable, but across Alder Brook, the unladen horses were swum, the people crossing it upon a fallen tree, and carrying their baggage over.
www.milohistorical.org /history/loring.htm   (2829 words)

  
 Unorganized Townships
Proprietor, William Dodd of Boston early purchased this township of the State, hence came the name "Williamsburg." As to the first settlement, the names of the early settlers are unknown, also the precise date of their entrance.
Williamsburg is where the first map of Maine was plotted and the first book in the county was written.
The State of Maine referred to the township as the Town of Williamsburg.
www.trcmaine.org /community/townships.php   (1559 words)

  
 Maine Real Estate Network
Piscataquis County, central Maine, U.S. It comprises a largely mountainous region drained by the Piscataquis, Pleasant, and Penobscot (west branch) rivers.
Moosehead Lake (120 square miles [310 square km]), one of the hundreds of lakes and ponds in the county, is the state's largest lake.
The county was formed in 1838; its name was derived from an Abnaki Indian word meaning "at the river branch." The county seat, Dover-Foxcroft, is the largest town.
www.mainerealty.net /Piscataquis.asp   (192 words)

  
 Piscataquis County Maine foreclosure listings - ME Real Estate Foreclosed Homes - ForeclosureListings.com   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Buying real estate foreclosed homes in Piscataquis ME (Maine) is a great way to get a deal on a new home or investment property, and you can easily find real estate foreclosed homes in Piscataquis ME (Maine) on ForeclosureListings, the leading online real estate foreclosure resource.
If a lender in Piscataquis County finds that a homeowner is in default on their mortgage payment and the two parties are unable to resolve the issue of outstanding debt, then the lender has the right to file a lawsuit (known in this case as a Lis Pendens) against the homeowner.
An auction sale in Piscataquis County Maine is a public sale in which real estate foreclosure homes or items are sold to the highest bidder.
www.foreclosurelistings.com /lview.php?state_sg=ME&county_name=Piscataquis   (788 words)

  
 Piscataquis County Economic Development Council
* Piscataquis County, Maine, is one of the largest counties east of the Mississippi: 3,966 square miles.
* Chances are the fabric in your office came from Piscataquis County.
* Maine's 2002 "Exporter of the Year Award" was presented to one of our largest businesses.
www.pcedc.org   (146 words)

  
 Dover-Foxcroft, Maine -- PISCATAQUIS COUNTY ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT RESOLUTION
WHEREAS, the 17,235 residents of Piscataquis County live in seventeen organized towns and a number of unorganized townships, no one of which is individually large enough to fund the cost or undertake the financial risk of assisting the location or relocation of significant new employers to Piscataquis County; and
The undersigned Commissioners of Piscataquis County, Maine, acting in said capacity, hereby strongly support development and passage of emergency legislation conferring on Piscataquis County the statutory authority to fund local and county-wide economic development efforts, to include bonding authority for that purpose.
The County Clerk is hereby directed to transmit attested copies of the Resolution to the Maine Legislature, the Governor’s office, and to each member of the Piscataquis County legislative delegation, as an expression of the Commissioners’ support for such efforts.
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 Piscataquis County, Maine houses, real estate, agriculture, wages, work, ancestries, and more
Piscataquis County, Maine business data: stores, dealers, real estate agents, wholesalers, restaurants...
Area name: Piscataquis County, ME Fair market rent in 2006 for a 1-bedroom apartment in Piscataquis County is $513 a month.
Piscataquis County historical area-adjusted tornado activity is significantly below Maine state average.
www.city-data.com /county/Piscataquis_County-ME.html   (765 words)

  
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The next meeting of the Piscataquis County Soil and Water Conservation District's Board of Supervisors will be on Thursday, May 10th at 6:30PM.
The Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Permit Application is also available on the Trout information page to download.
The Piscataquis County Soil and Water Conservation District is a non-profit organization.
www.piscataquisswcd.org   (249 words)

  
 The Political Graveyard: Piscataquis County, Maine
Assignment of birthplaces, deathplaces, and cemeteries to counties is subject to error.
Maine state house of representatives from Piscataquis County, 1919-20.
Maine state house of representatives, 1897-99; member of
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 DiscoverMaineMountains.com Local Area: Southern Piscataquis County
The Southern Piscataquis Area represents a transition zone between the wild and undeveloped reaches of the northern woodlands and more settled and developed farming areas to the south.
While agriculture has been historically a dominant sector in the area's economy, the area has also supported a remarkable variety of industrial enterprises – from slate mining in Monson (a Monson slate memorial is at the grave site of John F. Kennedy), to fabric weaving in Guilford, to furniture making in Dover-Foxcroft.
Dover, surveyed in 1791 as a good prospect for Boston land speculators, was founded in 1821, the year after Maine became a state separate from Massachusetts.
www.discovermainemountains.com /plan/local_areas/southernPiscataquisCounty.cfm   (477 words)

  
 Maine Community Foundation: Scholarships Piscataquis County   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
The fund is particularly interested in assisting students from the Sangerville area who have shown civic and community involvement, leadership qualities, or efforts on behalf of the environment or the arts.
The Fund was established in 1992 by the family and friends of Jeffrey Kilpatrick to provide scholarship support to graduating seniors of Piscataquis Community High School and Foxcroft Academy who wish to pursue post-secondary education.
The Phillips Scholarship was established by friends and family in memory of Daniel and Frank Phillips to provide non-renewable scholarship assistance to residents of Shirley, Maine, who have completed at least one year of post-secondary education.
www.mainecf.org /html/scholarships/bycounty/piscataquis.html   (699 words)

  
 Piscataquis County Maine Real Estate for sale - Homes.com
If you looking for real estate in Piscataquis County or the surrounding area, Homes.com has a wealth of information about Piscataquis County real estate, Piscataquis County neighborhoods, new and existing Piscataquis County homes, and Piscataquis County-area Agents and Brokers.
Piscataquis County Homes: At Homes.com you have access to almost a million active home real estate listings nationwide.
Piscataquis County Agents and Brokers: Before you start your real estate buying or selling experience it is important to consult with a qualified Agent or Broker.
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 Piscataquis County Resources
Piscataquis County Historical Society, Piscataquis County Historical Society : its by-laws and membership, etc., and a bibliography of Piscataquis County, Dover [Me.] : Observer Pub.
Historical collections of Piscataquis County, Maine [microform]: consisting of papers read at meetings of Piscataquis County Historical Society: also, The north eastern boundary controversy and the Aroostook War, with documentary matter pertaining thereto
Loring, Amasa, History of Piscataquis County, Maine, from its earliest settlement to 1880.
www.bpl.lib.me.us /spcoll/piscataquis.htm   (405 words)

  
 Piscataquis County, Maine ME, county profile - hotels, festivals, genealogy, newspapers - ePodunk
Piscataquis County is one of 16 counties in Maine.
This was an increase of 1.68% from the 2000 census.
In 2002, the per capita personal income in Piscataquis County was $22,699.
www.epodunk.com /cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=2294   (427 words)

  
 PCEDC: Incentive Programs for Business Investments in Piscataquis County, Maine
The PCEDC can organize meetings between you and State of Maine incentive providers in order to get you the best programs that suit your needs.
Governor's Training Initiative- partial reimbursement of training costs may be provided to employers who are hiring new employees, and/or retaining or upgrading their existing work force.
Maine Quality Centers Program- provides 100% state-financed education and training for new employees, as well as customized recruitment and guaranteed fast-track training designed to employer specifications.
www.pcedc.org /incentives.html   (712 words)

  
 Amazon.com: Piscataquis   (Site not responding. Last check: 2007-10-25)
Geology and petrology of the Greenville quadrangle: Piscataquis and Somerset Counties, Maine (Geological Survey) by Gilbert H Espenshade (Unknown Binding - 1967)
History of Piscataquis County, Maine: From its earliest settlement to 1880 by Amasa Loring (Unknown Binding - 1996)
The Sawyer family of Elliotsville (Piscataquis Co., Maine): Descendants of James Sawyer of Gloucester, Mass.
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