Settled in 1776, Hubbardstown Plantation was named in honor of Capt. Philip Hubbard one of the original principal proprietors. Several of his relatives settled there. The plantation was part of a much larger tract of land in Southeastern Maine that was purchased in 1661 by Francis Small from Chief Sunday of the Newichawannock Tribe. First settlers were Benjamin Kines, Clement Steele and John York - all from York, ME and the settlement was at what is now known as Acton Corners.
The picture on left is dam on Salmon Falls River in Acton.
In 1785 Hubbardstown Plantation was incorporated as a town and given the name Shapleigh after another of the early proprietors. In 1828 Shapleigh was divided into two townships. One retained the name Shapleigh and the second to the west was incorporated as the town of Acton. Many descendants of Capt. Philip Hubbard live in the area today. (from "A Brief History of Acton, Maine" by Olive M. Treadwell, Lorraine Yeaton, Virginia B. Davies, Rita Cahill and Paul Farland)
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