Fryeburg, Maine: An Historical SketchFryeburg was the first town settled in the White Mountain region of Maine and New Hampshire. The land for Fryeburg Township, lying on both sides of the Saco River, was granted to Colonel Joseph Frye in 1763, and was incorporated in 1777. The author opens with an account of Maine's original inhabitants, the Abnaki Indians, "People of the Aurora Borealis." Particular attention is paid to the Pequawket tribe and their interactions with the early settlers