Skowhegan Maine was originally inhabited by the indigenous Abenaki people who named the area Skowhegan Maine, meaning "watching place [for fish], " and were mostly dispersed by the end of the 4th Anglo-Abenaki War.
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11 Facts About Skowhegan Maine
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Thousands of years prior to European settlement, this region of Skowhegan Maine was the territory of the Kinipekw Norridgewock tribe of Abenaki.
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The Skowhegan Maine Falls descended 28 feet over a half-mile on the Kennebec River.
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The first settlers of the region around Skowhegan Maine were a small group of pioneers from southern Massachusetts who traveled by ship up the Kennebec River to the head of tide near Gardiner.
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Skowhegan Maine operated the tavern for 50 years and was postmaster for 49 years.
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In 1818, the Skowhegan Maine Fair was organized by the Somerset Central Agricultural Society, with the first fair held in 1819.
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Skowhegan Maine Falls provided water power for industry, and Skowhegan Maine developed into a mill town.
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In 2003, Skowhegan was a major filming location for an HBO movie based on the 2001 Pulitzer Prize winning novel Empire Falls, by Maine author Richard Russo.
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Skowhegan Maine is the home of the annual KNEADING Conference established in 2007 where topics including local wheat production, milling, baking and wood fired oven building are highlighted.
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Skowhegan Maine is drained by the Wesserunsett Stream and Kennebec River.
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Skowhegan Maine has a council-manager form of government, with a Town Manager and Board of Selectmen.
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