Freeman Township
Trace the community’s organization, changing boundaries, and eventual return to unorganized township status in Franklin County.
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Explore entries indexed under F, from forests, fungi, fireflies, and foxes to fisheries, farms, communities, historical figures, and folklore.
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This index brings together Maine subjects whose names or key terms begin with F. Follow category links to place each entry in a broader field.
Forests of Maine
An overview of Maine’s extensive forest landscape, its composition, ownership, ecology, and role in the state’s natural systems.
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Mushrooms and Other Fungi
Meet fungi found in Maine and learn why mushrooms represent only one visible part of this varied biological kingdom.
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Fruits
Explore berries, orchard crops, growing conditions, and the place of fresh fruit within Maine agriculture.
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Insects: Fireflies
These familiar summer lights belong to flying beetles that use bioluminescent signals to communicate and attract mates.
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South Freeport
A village on the Harraseeket River with connections to Casco Bay, shipbuilding history, public waterfront access, and recreation.
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Red Fox
Learn about this adaptable Maine mammal’s physical characteristics, breeding cycle, family groups, and seasonal behavior.
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Forest City and Forest Townships
Examine two eastern Maine townships and the administrative changes that reshaped nearby communities and boundaries.
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Frenchtown Township
Discover an unorganized township northeast of Greenville known for Kokadjo, First Roach Pond, and its forest-and-water setting.
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Fletchers Landing Township
A concise guide to a forested, rural unorganized township and its small community beside Graham Lake.
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Yellowtail Flounder Landings
Historical landings illustrate changing production, market demand, fishing pressure, and efforts to rebuild the stock.
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Winter Flounder Landings
Follow the recorded rise and decline of a commercial fishery and the pressures that affected its availability.
Read entry →Folklore
Explore the preservation of Maine traditions through recorded interviews, written materials, audio, and moving images.
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Furbish, Catherine “Kate”
A biographical entry on the Maine botanical artist whose extensive fieldwork documented the state’s plant life.
Read entry →Fuller, Thomas James Duncan
A concise biography of the lawyer and nineteenth-century representative associated with Calais and four consecutive Congresses.
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Fryeburg
Discover an Oxford County town shaped by Indigenous history, early settlement, education, and the surrounding mountain landscape.
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Review the education, legal work, and congressional service of the Lewiston-born representative and senator.
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Frye Island
Explore a seasonal island community reached by ferry and known primarily for summer homes and lake recreation.
Read entry →Friendship
Learn about a Muscongus Bay town whose maritime heritage is closely connected with boatbuilding and the Friendship Sloop.
Read entry →Frenchville
Visit an Aroostook County community beside the St. John River, shaped by French-Acadian culture and agricultural history.
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About this index
One letter, many routes through Maine.
The F index crosses subject boundaries. A single page can lead from forest ecology to commercial fisheries, local government, agricultural crops, wildlife, cultural records, and public biography.
Mainean Encyclopedia connects each entry with categories and related reference tools, helping readers move from a name toward wider context.
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