Editing Mars Hill, Maine (section)

===Timeline of events===

The town of Mars Hill is named for Hezekiah Mars, who camped for three years at the base of [[Mars Hill Mountain]]. In 1834, the first industry was cutting [[timber]], particularly [[Eastern White Pine|trees]] for [[mast (sailing)|mast]]s. Farming later became important.<ref>{{Citation
  | last = Varney
  | first = George J.
  | title = Gazetteer of the state of Maine. Mars Hill
  | place = Boston
  | publisher = Russell
  | year = 1886
  | url = http://history.rays-place.com/me/aroostook-4b.htm
  | archive-url = https://archive.today/20130104152813/http://history.rays-place.com/me/aroostook-4b.htm
  | url-status = dead
  | archive-date = January 4, 2013
  | access-date = February 5, 2009
  }}</ref> Following the end of the [[Aroostook War]] in 1839, a boundary line between [[Maine]] and [[New Brunswick]] was cleared and iron markers were put in place three years later. The first mill opened at Rocky Brook in 1856. In 1860, the first school was established for the community of Mars Hill. Further development of the community was delayed until after the [[American Civil War]]. The [[Bangor and Aroostook Railroad]] arrived in 1892, allowing shipment of local produce to distant markets.

In 1906, the White Mountain Telephone Company, later known as the Aroostook Telephone & Telegraph Company, opened a new office in Mars Hill. A six-bed community hospital was established in 1912. In 1922, an intense fire devastated the business district in town. Businesses were promptly rebuilt. In 1937, the Walter T.A. Hansen Memorial Library opened.<ref name="marshill">{{cite web|title=History of Mars Hill|url=http://www.marshillmaine.com/index.php/town-information/history-of-mars-hill|work=Mars Hill Town Office|access-date=May 7, 2014|author=Mars Hill Town Office|location=Mars Hill, Maine|year=2014|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20140713032801/http://www.marshillmaine.com/index.php/town-information/history-of-mars-hill|archive-date=July 13, 2014}}</ref> In the 1960s, [[Big Rock (ski resort)|Big Rock Ski Area]] was founded on Mars Hill Mountain.

In 2006, Maine's first wind farm was installed along the top and northern side of Mars Hill Mountain.<ref>[http://www.marshillwind.com/mars_hill/ Mars Hill Wind Farm] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110512015012/http://www.marshillwind.com/mars_hill/ |date=May 12, 2011 }}</ref>