Drew Plantation, Penobscot County
County · Organized · Incorporated · Reorganized · Previous Designations · Boundary Changes · Villages, Locations and Settlements · Adjacent Towns and Townships · Maps · Census Records · Military Records · General Resources · Bibliography
County
Penobscot County (set off from Lincoln County to Hancock County in 1789, to Penobscot County in 1816)
Organized
1856 as Drew Plantation; organization legalized in 1868
Incorporated
1921 as the town of Drew; organization surrendered in 1934
Reorganized
1934 as Drew Plantation
Previous Designations
Township No. 7, Fourth Range North of Bingham's Penobscot Purchase (T7 R4 NBPP)
Boundary Changes
Land was set off to Prentiss Township (then the town of Prentiss) in 1869
Land was set off to Reed (now Reed Plantation) in 1889, and part of that plantation was annexed in 1903
Villages, Locations and Settlements
Meadow Brook (former railroad station), Upper Drew
Adjacent Towns and Townships
Kingman Township, Macwahoc Plantation, Prentiss Township, Reed Plantation, T8 R4 NBPP
Maps
Maine Historical Maps: Drew Plantation
Census Records
1837 Maine Surplus Revenue Census
Military Records
World War I Soldiers Index: Drew Plantation
General Resources
FamilySearch Catalog: Drew Plantation, Penobscot, Maine
Bibliography
Parsons, Eleanor Currie, A town called Drew & beyond (Rockport, Mass: Sandy Bay Historical Society and Museums, 2003)
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