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Osborn: A Town Upon a Hill
They say life is lonely at the top, but that’s not so in Osborn. Up
on Moose Hill, where most of the 70-or-so residents live, a
neighborhood has formed in the old farming and logging community.
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Maces, Jordans Have Roots in Osborn
Osborn,
Plantation 21, is one of three small communities that exist along
Route 179. East Mariaville borders on Osborn, to the southwest,
sharing close family and economic ties.
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Small Town Means Small Businesses
Big timber used to be big business in Osborn and northern Hancock
County. Today, private woodsmen are harder to come by. But two
Osborn residents’ early toils in the forest helped pay for the
businesses they own today.
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Keeping 14 Goats, Plus Town Clerk Duties, Not Too Much for Silsby
At Ken and Nonie Silsby’s Kenona Farm, a couple of kids recently
chased chickens in the driveway. “Maybelle, Gesibelle, come over
here,” Ken called gently.
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It’s All Sunny Skies to Sawyer These Days
Most sunny days, small float planes can be seen streaming across
the Osborn skies. From Sylvia Sawyer’s Moosehill Farm, the small
“puddle jumpers” can be seen hopping among the lakes of northern
Hancock
County.
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Osborn Facts
Acreage:
11,475
Population 2000:
69
Population 1990:
72
Population 19 years old and younger 2000:
15
Median Age:
44.5
School:
none (elementary students attend the Airline Community
School)
Library:
none
Town meeting:
Last Monday in March
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They
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“It’s a good quiet little
 town.
Most everyone wants to help
everybody.”
—Osborn native
Dave Magoon
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Circa 1820:
Settled by Allen Archer, Bartholomew Butler and George Mace.
1890: Population of Osborn grows to 63, Fletcher’s Landing
has 31.
1899-1920s: Howard Fletcher manufactures boats at Fletcher’s
Landing.
1913-1915: Linnie Mace runs the Osborn Post Office.
1920-1923: Carrie Mace runs the last Osborn Post Office.
July 7, 1923: Plantation 21 officially named Osborn.
1930: Population of Osborn: 34; Fletcher’s Landing: 8.
Written and photographed by
James J. Allen. He
can be contacted at 667-2576.
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