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Towns of the Chamber Towns of the Chamber

State and Federal Government offic-
DRESDEN HISTORY
es, shoe factories, even worm and
clam flats of the nearby salt waters
Bordering on the Kennebec River, have provided a weekly paycheck --
Dresden had many early visitors and this proximity to employment cen-
settlers, notably the Scotch-Irish and ters has allowed the population to
the German-French Huguenots. triple during the last 50 years. Still
Known as the West Precinct of the there are several new and continuing
original Town of Pownalborough, it commercial farms taking the ad-
was the site of the Court House for vantage of greatest expanse of prime
the County of Lincoln between 1761 farmland in the County.
and 1794. The area was incorporated
as the Town of Dresden in 1794 coin- Dresden’s natural resources are
cidentally at the time the Courts abundant -- from the majestic
were removed to the East Precinct or Kennebec, the Eastern River bi-
Wiscasset Point. Swan Island, origi- secting the town, and Blinn’s Hill, the
nally a part of the town, separated in highest point in the present Lincoln
1847 to become the township of Per- County. Water is provided from
kins. Dresden to the neighboring Rich-
mond, Bath and Wiscasset, and also
Dresden has been a farming, fishing parts Edgecomb and Brunswick.
and shipping area noted for its farm-
lands including wild blueberries, ice The early residences and public
houses, abundant fish and waterfowl buildings remain while traces of his-
as well as substantial woodlands. toric sites of mills and churches are a
Since World War II, the town’s close- meaningful part of this Dresden’s
ness to areas offering employment more than 250 years of community
such as the Bath Iron Works, Maine life.

On the Calendar
1st & 3rd Thursday until August-
Music Jam at the Pownalborough
Hall, located at the intersection of
Routes 197 & 128 next to the fire sta-
tion.

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