Felch Corner, Maine

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Felch Corner, Maine
Unincorporated community
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Felch Corner
Coordinates: 43°40′44″N70°47′10″W / 43.67889°N 70.78611°W / 43.67889; -70.78611
Country United States
State Maine
County York
Elevation
531 ft (162 m)
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID566089 [1]

Felch Corner is an unincorporated community in York County, Maine, United States. [1]

History

Established by Abijah Felch and his wife Lydia Clarke, Felch Corner was the first settlement in the area. Felch had served in the American Revolutionary War, and then received a land grant "between the Great and Little Ossipee rivers...in the wilderness". [2] [3] [4] [5] Felch helped found nearby Limerick, and then served there as town clerk, assessor, treasurer and selectmen. [6] He later adopted his orphaned grandson, Alpheus Felch, the future governor of Michigan. [5]

An inn was established by Jacob Bradbury, and local elections were held there. [6]

Historic buildings in Felch Corner include the Hughes Home, the oldest house in the Limerick area, and Leavitt Tavern—established by Nathaniel Leavitt, a Captain under George Washington —now a private residence. [7]

References

  1. 1 2 U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Felch Corner
  2. ↑ Teg, William (1950). Almuchicott, Land of the Little Dog. Christopher. p. 86.
  3. ↑ The Detroit Society for Genaological Research. October 1954. p. 63.
  4. ↑ The National Encyclopedia of American Biography. Vol. 3. James T. White and Company. 1893. p. 295.
  5. 1 2 Felch, William Farrand (1881). Memorial History of the Felch Family in America and Wales. J.F. Earhart. pp. 58, 87.
  6. 1 2 Clayton, W. Woodford (1880). History of York County, Maine. Higginson Book Company. pp. 333, 334, 338. ISBN   9780832800375.{{cite book}}: ISBN / Date incompatibility (help)
  7. ↑ "Draft Comprehensive Plan" (PDF). Town of Limerick, Maine. 2019.
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