History of Garland, Maine by Lyndon Oak
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Fran Jones Libby, David Brann, Jennifer Godwin, Grinnell
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EVERY-NAME INDEX
TABLE OF CONTENTS
Beginnings in the Valley of the Kenduskesag — 5
Grant of the Township, now Garland, to Williams College — 5
Boundaries and Natural Features — 15
A Notable Natural Feature — 17
Sources of Information Relating to the Local History of Garland — 19
Events of 1802 in the Township — 27
Raising of the First Saw-mill — 46
The First Winter in the Township — 49
From Frankfort to the Township — 59
Early Births in the Township — 62
A Spacious Sleeping Apartment — 68
First Beginning in the Southwest Part of the Township — 74
The First Strawberry Festival — 78
The First Visit of a Minister — 86
A Remarkable Journey in 1809 — 104
The First Death in the Township — 105
Death of the First Physician — 109
Petition for an Act of Incorporation — 114
A Copy of the Petition for Incorporation — 118
The Third Town Meeting of 1811 — 133
The Fourth Town Meeting of 1811 — 134
The First Vote for Governor — 136
The First Voting List on Record — 137
First Vote for Member of Congress for the Kennebec District — 139
The First Vote for a Presidential Elector — 139
Construction of Early Houses — 140
How the Houses Were Lighted — 143
The Clothing of the Inhabitants — 144
The Conquest of the Forest — 148
Garland's First Military Company — 156
Garland in 1816 (Petition for a New State) — 163
Annual Town Meeting of 1816 — 166
The Year Without a Summer — 168
Garland in the Cold Year — 171
Incidents From the Diary of Stephen A. Berry — 173
The Annual Meeting of 1817 — 177
Ballot for Governor in 1817 — 177
The Town's Treasury Boxes — 181
Vote for Governor in 1818 — 181
A Revival of the Military Spirit — 182
Garland from 1810 to 1820 — 189
Families Who Moved Away During the Second Decade — 190
Action of the Town Relating to Lots of Land Reserved for Public Purposes — 198
Number of Families in What is Now Garland Village in 1821 — 199
Search for a Missing Child in a Neighboring Town in Which Citizens of Garland Participated — 204
First Store in Garland Village — 207
A Mustering of the Militia — 210
A Political Campaign Projected — 211
Destructive Fires in 1825 — 212
Congressional Convention — 219
The Genesis of Temperance Reform — 224
Review of the Town's Growth from 1820 to 1830 — 225
An Abundant Crop of Corn — 229
Division of the Ministerial Fund — 238
The Aid of the Town to Some of Its Poorer Citizens — 240
Tragic Death of a Prominent Citizen — 241
An Important Road Contemplated — 242
The First Meeting House in Garland — 243
Garland's Artillery Company — 255
The Advent of the Martin Family — 257
"All is Well That Ends Well" — 259
Garland in the Aroostook War — 261
Growth from 1830 to 1840 — 270
The Fall Election of 1841 — 274
A Notable Anti-Slavery Meeting — 277
The Rebuilding of the Long Bridge — 280
A Remarkable Religious Fanaticism — 281
Action of the Town on Proposed Amendments of the State Constitution — 291
The First High School in Garland — 293
Autumnal Elections of 1850 — 297
Garland in the Contest for United States Senator — 298
Autumnal Elections of 1852 — 301
Autumnal Elections of 1853 — 302
Clouds in the Political Horizon — 306
Autumnal Elections of 1856 — 306
Appropropriations of 1857 — 308
Autumnal Elections of 1857 — 308
Autumnal Elections of 1858 — 310
Autumnal Elections of 1859 — 311
Ballot for Presidential Electors in 1860 — 312
Autumnal Election of 1861 — 314
Autumnal Election of 1862 — 315
Autumnal Election of 1863 — 316
Autumnal Election of 1864 — 317
Autumnal Election of 1865 — 318
Autumnal Election of 1866 — 319
Autumnal Election of 1867 — 320
Autumnal Election of 1868 — 321
Garland in the Temperance Reform — 323
The Washingtonian Movement — 328
An Event Worthy of Record — 329
Garland's Action on a Proposed Amendment of the State Constitution — 329
Before Roads Were Made in the Township — 330
Early Lines of Approach to the Township — 330
History of the Principal Existing Roads — 332
The Present Trend of Merchandise — 337
A Sketch of the History of the Congregrational Church of Garland — 338
Pastorate of the Rev. S. S. Drake — 349
Historical Sketch of the Free Baptist Church — 350
Garland in the War of the Rebellion — 359
Names of Residents of Garland Who Volunteered to Fight Under the Old Flag — 363
A List of Drafted Men Who Furnished Substitutes — 365
A List of Non-Resident Volunteers Assigned to Garland — 365
Names and Brief History of the Men Who Enlisted in 1861 — Pages 366 to 375
Names and Brief History of the Men Who Enlisted in 1862 — Pages 366 to 375
Names and Brief History of the Men Who Enlisted in 1863 — Pages 366 to 375
Names and Brief History of the Men Who Enlisted in 1864 — Pages 366 to 375
Names and Brief History of the Men Who Enlisted in 1865 — Pages 366 to 375
Cost of the War to the Town of Garland — 381
Women in the War of the Rebellion — 382
An Incident Connected With Filling One of the Quotas Assigned to the Town of Garland — 384