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== History == The land surrounding [[Mt. Katahdin]] is believed to have been utilized by [[Penobscot people|Penobscot]] and [[Maliseet]] peoples 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.<ref name="Census 1837">{{cite web|last=Young|first=David C.|title=1837 Census of Mount Chase, Penobscot Co., Maine (Township 5 Range 6)|url=http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~meandrhs/census/maine/mtchase/1837.html|work=RootsWeb|accessdate=September 8, 2013}}</ref> In 1860 the population was 250,<ref name="History of Penobscot County" /> and in 1862 it was organized and renamed the Mount Chase [[Plantation (Maine)|Plantation]].<ref name="Maine Genealogy">{{cite web|title=Mount Chase, Penobscot County, Maine|url=http://www.mainegenealogy.net/individual_place_record.asp?place=mount_chase|work=Maine Genealogy|publisher=Maine Genealogy Network}}</ref> On March 2, 1864, it became the town of Mount Chase.<ref name="History of Penobscot County">{{cite book|title=History of Penobscot County, Maine: With Illustrations and Biographical Sketches|url=https://archive.org/details/historyofpenobsc00will_0|year=1882|publisher=Williams, Chase & Company|location=Cleveland|pages=[https://archive.org/details/historyofpenobsc00will_0/page/424 424β5]}}</ref> In 1880 it had 310 residents;<ref name="History of Penobscot County" /> in 1900 there were 299.<ref name="Geographical Dictionary">{{cite book|last=Heilprin|first=Argelo & Heilprin, Louis (Eds.)|title=Lippincott's new gazetteer A complete pronouncing gazetter for geographical dictionary of the world|year=1906|publisher=J.B. Lippincott company|location=Philadelphia, PA|page=1233|isbn=9788172680121|url=https://books.google.com/books?id=cVQDZFM1T2IC&dq=Mt.+Chase+1900&pg=PA1233}}</ref> In the aftermath of the [[American Civil War]], the railroad extended its lines along the [[Penobscot River]] from [[Bangor, Maine|Bangor]] to [[Mattawamkeag]]. An 1882 history described Mount Chase as located "on the [[Stage coach|stage]] line from the European & North American Railroad at Mattawamkeag to Fort Kent in the extreme north of the State, on the [[St. John River (New Brunswick)|St John]]."<ref name="History of Penobscot County" /> Residents and tourists could now take advantage of the 50-mile stage route from Mattawamkeag to Mount Chase, and supplies could be shipped in and goods or wild game out more readily.
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