Funeral Homes in Solon, ME

Facts about the city

Solon is a town in Somerset County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,053 at the 2010 census. Solon is a picturesque village containing historic architecture.

Solon Obituaries

It was noted by Worcester Telegram & Gazette on September 16th, 2014 that Arlene D Hardy (Corson) died in Leominster, Massachusetts.  Ms. Hardy was 97 years old and was born in Solon, ME.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Arlene D's life.

It was disclosed by The Villages Daily Sun on June 1st, 2012 that Orman Allen "Bob" Tozier passed away in Altoona, Florida.  Tozier was 85 years old and was born in Solon, ME.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Orman Allen "Bob"'s life.

It was noted by Worcester Telegram & Gazette on April 21st, 2011 that Lucille P George (McCarty) passed on in Millbury, Massachusetts.  Ms. George was 84 years old and was born in Solon, ME.  Send flowers to express your sorrow and honor Lucille P's life.

History

By 1886, the town's industries included a carriage manufacturer and a horse harness maker. Solon village was established at Fall Brook, its water power used to operate watermill By 1859, when the population was 1,419, there were 2 sawmills, a gristmill, a shovel handle factory, 2 fulling and 2 carding machines, and 2 blacksmiths. Solon is a picturesque village containing historic architecture.

Benedict Arnold Benedict Arnold and his troops camped below Caratunk Falls on October 7, 1775 before carrying their boats around them on the way up the Kennebec River to the Battle of Quebec (1775) of Quebec. Solon is a town in Somerset County, Maine County, Maine, United States. On February 23, 1809 it was incorporated as Solon, named after Solon, a statesman and poet of Ancient Greece.