The town motto of Dixfield is "The Only One", because it is the only town in the world to claim that name. Dixfield is the birthplace of Sebastian Streeter Marble, politician.
- CountyOxford County
- Population2,253 (2020 U.S. Census)
The town motto of Dixfield is "The Only One", because it is the only town in the world to claim that name. Dixfield is the birthplace of Sebastian Streeter Marble, politician.
Dixfield, Maine gifts and souvenirs: 15 designs made from Dixfield's own map, landmarks and history, from $10 to $95. Printed to order and shipped free in the USA.
| Popular | Price |
|---|---|
| Dixfield Hometown Ornament | $23 |
| Dixfield Vintage Travel Poster | from $40 |
| Dixfield Town Line Mug | from $26 |
Ceramic keepsake, gold ribbon, in 3 styles
Famous natives, by birth year
Its landmark photo in a classic travel-poster layout
A local landmark photo as a gallery print
The town's story in dates, from its own records, for home or classroom
Map of local landmarks, washable fabric
Red heavy-blend crewneck, knit-stitch town print
Glossy ceramic, dishwasher safe
Soft-touch, zip cover
A local landmark photo with the town name, 18″×18″
Glossy top, cork back
Soft fleece, 50″×60″
20 oz, double-wall stainless
6″×4″ postcard, glossy front
The town's earliest Sanborn fire-insurance map, drawn building by building and hand-coloured, from the Library of Congress
Population 2010: 1,076 → 2010: 2,550 → 2020: 2,253
From Wikidata (CC0).
The Massachusetts General Court granted the township in 1789 to Colonel Jonathan Holman of Sutton, Massachusetts (now Millbury), an American Revolutionary War veteran, together with 25 others. In 1795, the first permanent settlers arrived with their families—John Marble, Gardner Brown, Amos Trask, Levi Newton, David Torrey and John Gould. It was called Holmantown Plantation until part of it was incorporated on June 21, 1803, as Dixfield, the 147th town in Maine (the remainder of the plantation would be incorporated in 1818 as Mexico). Dr. Elijah Dix of Boston, a substantial landowner in the area, promised to donate a library for the town if the citizens changed its name from Holmantown to Dixfield. The citizens complied, after which the town received dusty old boxes of medical books printed in German. Dr. Dix also left his name on Dixmont, where he died while visiting in 1809 and was buried.
With several streams for water power, Dixfield developed into a small mill town. It had sawmills and gristmills. It also produced cheese, carriages, shingles, toothpicks, rakes, wooden boxes, flies and leaders, boots and shoes. Dixfield once had a marble works.
Adapted (trimmed) from the Wikipedia article Dixfield, Maine, revision 1377178811 by its contributors, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0.
We share a part of every Dixfield sale with local partners, and we'd love to print from your collection. Old photographs, maps and postcards make the best keepsakes.
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2 free coloring pages of Dixfield, each traced from a photo of a local landmark. Print them at home, at school or for story hour.
Dixfield's population was 2,253 in the 2020 U.S. Census, up from 1,076 in 2010.
Webb River
A view of Dixfield