. Northern Maine, its points of interest and its representative business men, embracing Houlton, Presque Isle, Caribou, Ft. Fairfield, Danforth, Lincoln, Mattawamkeag, Winn and Kingman. llie wilunder THE history of Houlton is similar to and yet widelydiffering from that of other Maine towns foundedbefore the advent of steam transportation and located ina pathless wilderness,— similar insomuch as the early settlers had avirgin forest to subdue, had but narrow means and often had towork very hard on very limited rations ; and different insomuch asHoulton was not merely on the frontier, but was i
. Northern Maine, its points of interest and its representative business men, embracing Houlton, Presque Isle, Caribou, Ft. Fairfield, Danforth, Lincoln, Mattawamkeag, Winn and Kingman. llie wilunder THE history of Houlton is similar to and yet widelydiffering from that of other Maine towns foundedbefore the advent of steam transportation and located ina pathless wilderness,— similar insomuch as the early settlers had avirgin forest to subdue, had but narrow means and often had towork very hard on very limited rations ; and different insomuch asHoulton was not merely on the frontier, but was in the heart ofderness more than one hundred miles from any incorporated townthe jurisdiction of the United States, and totally cut oflf from allcommunication with other towns in the Union, save by a canoe and footJourney along rapid streams and through primeval forests ; or by boat from Woodstock, N. B., twelvemiles distant through the woods, with no road worthy of the name for years after the work of settle-ment was begun. Houlton has been a typical New England community from its inception up to the present time;and this \i none the less true because a large portion of the to
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