Carrabasset village in the town of Carrabasset Valley is located along the river of the same name. The village is east of Sugarloaf Mountain, about eight miles by road. It is served by Maine combined Routes 16/27 from Farmington (27) and Anson (16) and by a regional airport. Carrabasset Valley Academy is a private school,…
William Wingate Sewall (1845-1930), a Maine guide and log driver, was the first white child born in Island Falls, April 13, 1845. His parents had come from southern Maine: father Levi Sewall from Phippsburg, born in 1800 and Mother Rebecca Alexander from Harpswell, born in 1810. Each are 211 miles from Island Falls by Interstate …
Stratton is a village in the town of Eustis. It is the main village with a small commercial area and civic facilities, including the town office, fire department, library, and post office. The Oramendal Blanchard House, home to the local sawmill owner in the late 19th century, is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Silver Ridge was, once a plantation from 1878 to the 1950s, in Aroostook County, immediately south of Sherman and east of Benedicta Township. Its small and declining population was likely a major factor in surrendering its organization. It is now an unorganized township. Township population counts are not usually separated from other nearby townships. Both…