Dedham

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Dedham is a Hancock County town settled in 1810 and incorporated in 1837 from township T8 EPR.

  1. February 7, 1837  incorporated as Dedham
  2. 1841 ceded land to Brewer
  3. 1857 ceded land to Ellsworth
  4. 1909 annexed land from Bucksport

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A Survey of Hancock County, Maine By Samuel Wasson 1876:

Dedham.—Incorporated (24 town) February 1,1837. Population, 458. Decennary loss, 161. Wealth, per capita, $230. State valuation, $94,338. U. S. valuation, $135,898. Was a part of No. 8. Named for Dedham, Mass. First settled in 1810, by Nathan Phillips. The "colony" settlement, for years, was known as "New Boston." The "colonists" were accused of "putting on airs." It is a "hard road to travel." Its highways are very expensive, as the Bangor and Ellsworth mail stages pass over several miles of its road, 1,304 times a year.

Union soldiers, 56 ; State aid, $1,046 ; town bounty, $3,000 ; cost per recruit, $72