Page "Auburn, Maine" Paragraph 2

It was first settled in 1786 as part of Bakerstown, renamed Poland when it was incorporated by the Massachusetts General Court in 1795.

It was then part of Minot, set off from Poland and incorporated in 1802.

Auburn would itself be set off and incorporated on February 24, 1842.

The name was apparently inspired by " Auburn ", a village ( real or fictitious ) featured in the 1770 poem " The Deserted Village " by Oliver Goldsmith.

Originally part of Cumberland County, the town became county seat of Androscoggin County at its creation in 1854.

By annexing land from towns around it, including part of Poland in 1852, Minot in 1873, and all of Danville ( first called Pejepscot ) in 1867, Auburn grew geographically into one of Maine's largest municipalities.

Incorporated a city in 1868, Auburn in 1917 would be the first city in the state to adopt a council-manager form of government.