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1:00-3:00 pm on Tuesdays and Fridays
(during July & August)
You may also make an appointment by calling Gwen Bradeen at 207.943.2369 or
Allen Monroe at 207.943.2268.
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News Update from Allen Monroe - 6/23
WE NEED YOUR HELP!
We are looking for some missing town reports. If you know anyone who might have them, contact us!
1884-1902, 1919, and 1924
Where does Milo's name come from?
Local Folklore relates that Theophilus Sargent, one of our community's earliest settlers, was given the honor of choosing the town's name. His choice was in all probability based upon the following Greek legend:
Milo (6th Century B.C.)
Milo was a famous Greek athlete in the latter part of the 6th century B.C. It was claimed that he once carried a four-year-old cow through the stadium at Olympia. Afterwards, he ate the whole animal. The story goes that, as an old man, he tried to tear an oak tree in two, but the trunk closed on his hands and pinned him to the tree. While held there, he was attacked and devoured by wolves. |
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The Milo Historical Society is located in Milo, Maine.
