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History · Allagash

Allagash’s history is
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The public archives hold no old photos of Allagash. The rest are in attics, shoeboxes and the historical society. Help start the collection.

1888established
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The story so far

from Wikipedia & the U.S. Census

Allagash is a town in Aroostook County, Maine, United States. It is on the Allagash River in the North Maine Woods region. The population was 237 at the 2020 census.

Allagash was established in 1888. Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 239 people in 2010, 237 in 2020. Half of its homes were built before 1977.

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Allagash yet — the old photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Intro from Wikipedia, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Population and housing: U.S. Census Bureau.

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Allagash, decade by decade

Before
2000
No old photos in the archives yetWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
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Today5 photos
Allagash Lake from Allagash MountainCommonsAllagash Lake from Allagash Mountain2018Allagash under the stars (Unsplash)CommonsAllagash under the stars (Unsplash)2017Pancake ice on the Allagash River, MaineCommonsPancake ice on the Allagash River, Maine2013MEMap-location-of-AllagashCommonsMEMap-location-of-Allagash2007Ice jam along the Allagash River at Allagash, ME (ALLM1) in December 2003CommonsIce jam along the Allagash River at Allagash, ME (ALLM1) in…2003
National Register of Historic Places

Nothing in Allagash is on the National Register yet

That’s true of most small towns. It doesn’t mean Allagash has no history, only that no one has written up a nomination. The closest listed place is St. John Catholic Church in St. John plantation, 15.4 miles away.

Allagash and the nearest listed places

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St. John Catholic ChurchRoosevelt SchoolFreeman Barn

Closest to Allagash

St. John Catholic ChurchSt. John plantation · Building15.4miRoosevelt SchoolSt. John plantation · Building16.1miFreeman BarnWallagrass · Built 191024.4mi

How a place gets listed

1Talk to the stateEvery nomination goes through the State Historic Preservation Office. Owners, towns and historical societies can start one.
2Try a local or state list firstMany states keep their own register with a shorter form, a common first step for old barns, halls and schoolhouses.
3Write it upA nomination covers the history, photos and a map. St. John Catholic Church’s page links to a real one.
Know an old place in Allagash?A mill, a schoolhouse, a cellar hole, a church: add a photo of it to Allagash’s story, or a memory of it.
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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places · photos from Wikimedia Commons

Then & now

When neighbors add old photos, retakes from the same spot appear here side by side.

Stories next door

nearby towns’ history
📜 St. Francis📜 St. John plantation📜 Eagle Lake📜 Wallagrass

From Wikimedia Commons (5). Images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.

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