Louis I. Bussey School, c. 1808 - Dixmont, Penobscot County
The Louis I. Bussey School, located on US 202, was built in what was originally one of five townships granted by the Commonwealth of Massachusetts in 1794 to the trustees of Bowdoin College. A large portion of the land was sold to Dr. Elijah Dix of Boston. Notably, Dix was the grandfather of noted Maine social reformer, Dorothea Dix. The town was later named in honor of the doctor who took great interest in the development of the settlement. At the beginning of the nineteenth century the town grew rapidly.