Washington County, ME

Headnote
WASHINGTON COUNTY, situated at the southeast corner of Maine, with the Atlantic ocean on the southeast St. Croix river and Passamaquoddy bay on the northeast, and Schoodic lake toward the north. Area, 3,500 square miles. Face of the country, uneven; soil, suitable for grazing. Seat of justice, Machias. Pop. in 1810, 7,870; in 1820, 12,744; in 1830, 21,295; in 1840, 28,327; in 1850, 38,113. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Maine

Washington County, Maine (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
WASHINGTON COUNTY, situated at the southeast corner of Maine, with the Atlantic ocean on the southeast St. Croix river and Passamaquoddy bay on the northeast, and Schoodic lake toward the north. Area, 3,500 square miles. Face of the country, uneven; soil, suitable for grazing. Seat of justice, Machias. Pop. in 1810, 7,870; in 1820, 12,744; in 1830, 21,295; in 1840, 28,327; in 1850, 38,113.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 376.
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