Gilead, Maine: Exploring Its Past

Gilead village looking west, circa 1898, with present-day Route 2 at center

Visit the Gilead Historical Society's website

From the Museums of the Bethel Historical Society's collections:

George W. Chapman's 1859 History of Gilead

Benjamin G. Willey's "Gilead" chapter, from his 1856 book,
Incidents in White Mountain History

"Gilead's Centennial To-Day"
Lewiston Evening Journal, July 14, 1904

"The History of Gilead" by Prof. Arthur J. Roberts
Lewiston Evening Journal, July 14, 1904

From The Courier, newsletter of the Museums of the Bethel Historical Society:

Emeline V. Heath's Gilead Memories

Daisy Peabody's Mountain Days