Narraguagus River at Route 193 in Deblois (2013)
Jasper Wyman & Sons Blueberry Management Facility in Deblois near Route 193 (2013) @
Location Map for Deblois
| Year | Population |
|---|---|
| 1970 | 20 |
| 1980 | 44 |
| 1990 | 73 |
| 2000 | 49 |
| 2010 | 57 |
Population Trend 1860-2010
| Geographic Data | |
|---|---|
| N. Latitude | 44:43:33 |
| W. Latitude | 67:59:24 |
| Maine House | District 137 |
| Maine Senate | District 6 |
| Congress | District 2 |
| Area sq. mi. | (total) 33.6 |
| Area sq. mi. | (land) 33.4 |
| Population/sq.mi. | (land) 1.7 |
County: Washington
Total=land+water; Land=land only |
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[deb-LOYCE] is a town in Washington County, incorporated on March 4, 1852 from Annsburg Plantation, once known as Annsborough Plantation.
Once part of William Bingham’s “Million-acre purchase,” the township was sold by Colonel Black, Bingham’s agent, to investors, which included the City Bank of Portland. When it was incorporated as a town, it was named for the bank’s president: Thomas Amory Deblois.
Fish Hatchery on Hatchery Road (’13) @
Fish Hatchery on Hatchery Road (2013)
In western Washington County, sparsely populated Deblois was, in earlier times, linked north to south by the Narraguagus River.
Now it is served by by State Route 193, and by Hatchery Road-Schoodic Road which splits southeast from Route 193 to Schoodic Lake. Although the buildings remain, the fish hatchery was closed in 1980, originally to be placed in stand-by status. It remains inactive.
Migrant Labor Housing, Rt 193 (2013) @
Migrant Labor Housing, Rt 193 (2013) @
There is a small air strip in the central portion near the Route 193 and Hatchery Road intersection. Across from the airstrip is the Field and Farm Headquarters of Jasper Wyman and Sons blueberry operations.
Migrant labor housing cabins are set on the edge of the fields. The company’s headquarters is in Milbridge. In 2011 it was cited by the Maine Department of Environmental Protection for discharging blueberry waste into the Great Falls Branch of the Schoodic Brook in Deblois. Unimproved roads lead to Bog Brook Flowage and several adjoining ponds in the northeastern portion of the town.
State Airstrip in Blueberry Barrens (2013) @
Sign Warning of Chemical Spray (2013) @
The Deblois Flight Strip in the midst of blueberry barrens near Route 193 (above left) is owned and operated by the State of Maine. Small planes use the strip when spraying the blueberry crop. The Federal Aeronautical Administration (FAA) indicates it is “open to the public”; “No air traffic control tower at airport.”
Deblois Town Hall (2013) @
Deblois Fire Department (2013) @
Narraguagus River at . . .@
. . . Rt. 193, Deblois (’13) @
Watershed Sign (2013) @
Wyman Facility in Deblois (2013) @
sign: Process Waste Spray Site @
Houses near the Line Road and Route 193 (2013) @
Form of Government: Town Meeting-Select Board-Administrative Assistant.
Additional resouces
Deblois Me. Planning Board. Deblois, Maine Comprehensive Plan: A Guide for Growth. Deblois, Me. The Board. 1987.
“Fish hatchery to be closed.” Lewiston Sun-Journal, June 14, 1980. http://news.google.com/newspapers?nid=1899&dat=19800614&id=8F0gAAAAIBAJ&sjid=CWUFAAAAIBAJ&pg=1738,1865973 (accessed March 9, 2014)
Varney, George J. A Gazetteer of the State of Maine. 1886. p. 193.