On February 21st the Town of Rumford celebrated its 200th birthday. There will be many events celebrating the event all year long. The Town of Rumford was originally called New Pennacook. New Pennacook Township was incorporated as Rumford on Feb. 21, 1800. (Pennacook Valley Festival is an annual event.)

Johnathan Keyes of Massachusetts was the first settler. The town got its name from Sir Benjamin Thompson (Count Rumford).

Just for the record, the day after I built this page I was watching Home Time on The Learning Channel and Bob Vila's project for the show was building a Count Rumford Fireplace. Small world, huh?

March 18th, 2000 . Maine Congressman John Baldacci presented Rumford Selectmen with a United States flag that was flown over the Nation's Capitol in Washington D.C. on February 21st to commemorate Rumford's 200th birthday.

Saturday night, March 18th, 2000, my wife and I along with a packed auditorium
at Mountain Valley High School were treated to an evening of big city entertainment as the Portland Symphony Orchestra conducted by Toshiyuki Shimada came to Rumford to perform "Romeo & Juliet Classic Encounter".