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A note from Nancy: "The Village Corporation was a major player in the town's development. It was incorporated in 1850, and had a lot of power. It was instrumental in controlling the growth in-town, and it functioned as the governing body of the Fire Dept, the town police force (such as it was), and getting power into downtown. The Village Corp. was even instrumental in enticing the Androscoggin RR to build the tressel across the river so the "Village" would have rail service. The RR became a major player in the growth of the town."

Rod Farmer, a social studies specialist in the College of Education, wrote to Theresa, "I might be willing to be part of this in some small way, maybe, if I have time. Two of my published history articles are on Maine history. Another article was on the history of town meetings for an encyclopedia on urban life. I've been thinking about starting a history project/article on the evolution of Farmington town meetings."