In 1774, the Massachusetts General Court granted New Suncook Plantation to the officers and soldiers (or their heirs) who fought on May 8, 1725, during Father Rale's War against the Sokokis Abenaki Indians at Pequawket (now Fryeburg).

New Suncook Plantation would be incorporated as a town on November 15, 1800, renamed after Captain John Lovewell, the fallen expedition leader.

In the 19th century, mills produced spools, long lumber, shooks, axe handles, ox goads, carriages, sleighs, harness, cabinet work and coffins, and boots and shoes.

Following the Civil War, the Portland and Ogdensburg Railroad connected to Fryeburg, and tourists discovered the beauty of Kezar Lake.

[4] In 2015 an estimated 100 year old wild American chestnut tree was found [5] in a reserved forest in Lovell, on land bequeathed to the University of Maine Foundation.

It borders the towns of Stoneham to the north, Waterford to the east, Sweden to the southeast, Fryeburg to the southwest, and Stow to the west.

She graduated Wellesley College in 1902, returning to Lovell after to teach, tutor, collect historical materials, and wanted to create a public library for the town.

She was the town historian and served as the Lovell Public Library Librarian for more than 50 years.

She put on and ran drama productions that helped raise funding for the Lovell Public Library.

The dramas helped raise the funds to buy the land and construct the library building.

In 1976 the fundraising changed from drama series to an Arts & Artisan Fair that continues to run annually.

The next round of funds for renovations and expansions were raised with the help of author, Stephen King, who did a fan reading.

The Charlotte Hobbs Memorial Library has a collection size of 16,456 volumes and circulates over 21,000 transactions annually.

The current director is Jennifer Dupree and the library is opened 6 days a week all year long.

There is an annual Fourth of July Book and Yard Sale, community breakfasts, and author lecture talks.

WiFi was installed due to resident requests, but remains the only "newly modern" update to the library.

The Lewis Dana Hill Memorial Library contains 9,250 volumes and circulates approximately 1,800 transaction.