Translated from 'Nordmændene i Amerika' by Martin Ulvestad. 1907 Maine Not many Norwegian families can be found in this State. A. C. Miller (in Falmouth) from Schleswig, with whom the author has had correspondence with regard to this, writes, "When in 1872 I came to Portland, where I settled and where I have lived for many years, there were a few Norwegians who, together with us Schleswigers and Danes and a few Swedes, established acongregation. We had a Norwegian priest to serve us. There is no Norwegian settlement in Maine. I have not heard mention of any more than one farmer. On the other hand there are some Norwegians in the City of Portland and they support themselves mainly with factory work. In Oxford County there must have been some Norwegians at some time since they have a Norway, Norway Lake and Norway Village. The first two still exist as post offices and the latter exists as Village. Once also there was a place called Norway Center and one that bore the name North Norway. We have good reason to believe that there had been a Norwegian colony in the old days since this place lies on the Atlantic Coast which Norwegians visited long before they decided to enter it. (The few countrymen found in larger cities in Maine are of a newer date and can provide no information. With regard to this State I have had to be satisfied with what people of other nationality have told me. - Author). Now there are two Norwegian congregations in Portland, one of them belongs to The United Church, the other to The Evangelical Free Church. For information about places where there are only a few Norwegians, see the accompanying map with added explanations. This is not just for Maine but applies to all the other States in the Union. And information about scattered Norwegians can be found in 'Sammenstilling af Sambygdinger i Amerika' in the last part of the book.