Union River during Early Autumn - Ellsworth, Maine

The British first settled along the Union River in 1763. At that time, they called the river New Bowdoin and it soon became an important artery connecting the area to the rest of the world. Lumber and boatbuilding were the primary industries. The county was named Hancock on June 25, 1789 and Ellsworth was founded in 1800.

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