The land surrounding Mt. Katahdin is believed to have been utilized by Penobscot and Wolastoqiyik for thousands of years. Local names for peaks, waterways, and other landmarks reflect this heritage.
The town of Mount Chase acquired its name from its prominent mountain peak, described above. Its first permanent residents are dated to 1838, although two families are included in the 1837 Maine Census. In 1860 the population was 250, and in 1862 it was organized and renamed the Mount Chase Plantation. On March 2, 1864, it became the town of Mount Chase. In 1880 it had 310 residents; in 1900 there were 299.
Passages that mention Mount Chase, cut from the printed page as they were published.
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This township was first settled in 1838, and it was in due time organized as Mount Chase Plantation. March 2 1, 1864, it was erected as a full town, under the name of Mount Chase. This goes back for its original to the imposing height in the north part of the town, and that took its name from a man named Chase, who was here in 1825. He was probably an agent of the State, as his mission was to prevent trespasses by timber thieves upon
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a settlement in the interior, and half a mile or more further another and shorter one on the other side. Shortly before entering the town, the only east and west road through Mount Chase branches from it and passes nearly due westward to its junction with a second important ro-id from the Patten way, which, crossing the Mount Chase line about two and one-fourth miles from the southwest corner, runs northwestward nearly five
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Mount Chase, 1880 to 1975
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Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →
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