Editing Sweden, Maine (section)

==History==
This was once territory of the [[Abenaki]] tribe, whose main village was at [[Pequawket]] (now [[Fryeburg, Maine|Fryeburg]]). Pequawket was attacked during [[Dummer's War]] on May 8, 1725, by Captain [[John Lovewell (Junior)|John Lovewell]] and his company of soldiers. Lovewell was killed in the battle, after which the tribe fled to Canada for safety. Called New Suncook Plantation, it was granted by the [[Massachusetts General Court]] in 1774 to the officers and soldiers (or heirs) for their services to the state. In 1800, the town was incorporated as [[Lovell, Maine|Lovell]] after Captain Lovewell.<ref name=Coolidge>{{Cite book  | last = Coolidge  | first = Austin J.|author2=John B. Mansfield   | title = A History and Description of New England| publisher = A.J. Coolidge  | year = 1859| location = Boston, Massachusetts| page = [https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_OcoMAAAAYAAJ/page/n360 322]| url = https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_OcoMAAAAYAAJ| quote = coolidge mansfield history description new england 1859.  }}</ref>

The southeast portion of Lovell (which would become Sweden) was first settled in 1794 by Colonel Samuel Nevers from [[Burlington, Massachusetts]]. He was followed in 1795–1796 by Benjamin Webber from [[Bedford, Massachusetts|Bedford]], Jacob Stevens from [[Rowley, Massachusetts|Rowley]], Andrew Woodbury and Micah Trull from [[Tewksbury, Massachusetts|Tewksbury]], and Peter Holden from [[Malden, Massachusetts|Malden]]. On the plan which accompanied the petition for incorporation of the southeast portion, it was labeled Southland. It was set off as "Sweden" on February 26, 1813. The surface of the town is somewhat broken, but had good soil for farming, particularly the [[Tillage|cultivation]] of grains. Other industries included a [[sawmill]] that produced short and long [[lumber]], in addition to shooks. The town also had a [[carriage]] factory.<ref>[http://history.rays-place.com/me/sweden-me.htm George J. Varney, "History of Sweden, Maine" (1886)]</ref>