Denmark
Welcome to Denmark!
According to Wikipedia, “The land was once part of Pequawket (now Fryeburg), village of the Sokokis Abenaki Indians. Attacked by Captain John Lovewell in 1725 during Dummer’s War, the tribe abandoned the area and fled to Canada. The township combined a grant made by the Massachusetts General Court to Fryeburg Academy, Foster’s Gore and a strip from Brownfield. Several settlers came from Andover, Massachusetts. It was incorporated as Denmark on February 20, 1807. ” It is a lovely area with “Moose Pond Brook and the Saco River. The largest of its many ponds is Moose Pond, which is about 8 miles (13 km) long.” It currently has a population of almost 1200 (2020 census).
Fun Facts
- The town was named after the country Denmark to show solidarity, because Copenhagen had been attacked by the British Navy in 1801 and 1807, just before the town’s naming (Source).