Harrison (Maine)

Harrison
Ballroom (2014)
Location in Maine
Harrison
Basic data
Foundation :	March 8, 1805
State :	United States
State :	Maine
County :	Cumberland County
Coordinates :	44 ° 6 ′  N , 70 ° 39 ′  W Coordinates: 44 ° 6 ′  N , 70 ° 39 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	2,730 (as of 2010)
Population density :	31.7 inhabitants per km 2
Area :	95.3 km 2  (approx. 37 mi 2 ) of which 86.0 km 2  (approx. 33 mi 2 ) are land
Height :	133 m
Postal code :	04040
FIPS :	23-31600
GNIS ID :	00582513
Website :	www.harrisonmaine.org

Harrison is a town in Cumberland County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010 there were 2730 inhabitants in 1761 households on an area of ​​95.3 km².

geography

According to the United States Census Bureau , Harrison has a total area of ​​95.3 km², of which 86.0 km² is land and 9.3 km² is water.

Geographical location

Harrison is in northwest Cumberland County. To the west, Long Lake borders the Town area and to the northwest is Christal Lake . The Iceland Pond borders in the north . The eastern border of the town is the Crooked River which flows into the Songo River . The surface of the area is hilly, the highest point is the centrally located 271 m high Summit Hill .

Neighboring communities

All distances are given as straight lines between the official coordinates of the places from the 2010 census.

• North: Waterford , Oxford County , 5.3 mi
• Northeast: Norway , Oxford County, 4.1 mi
• East: Otisfield , Oxford County, 7.1 mi
• South: Naples , 3 miles
• West: Bridgton , 5.4 mi

City structure

There are several settlement areas: Bolsters Mills (Bolster's Mills), Caswells Corner (Caswell's Corner), Deer Hill, Harrison, Maple Ridge, Scribners Mill, South Harrison, Stuarts Corner, Summit Hill, Temple Hill, Twin Bridges, West Harrison (former post office in Harrison).

climate

The mean mean temperature in Harrison is between −7.8 ° C (18 ° Fahrenheit ) in January and 20.0 ° C (68 ° Fahrenheit) in July. This means that the place is around 9 degrees cooler than the long-term average in the USA. The snowfalls between October and May are up to two and a half meters, more than twice as high as the average snow depth in the USA; the daily sunshine duration is at the lower end of the range in the USA.

history

Street in Harrison (1905)

In the fall of 1792, brothers John and Nathan Carsley of Gorham built camp and settled land in Harrison. They returned to Gorham during the winter, but returned with their wives the following March 1793. John Carley and his wife stayed in Harrison, his brother Nathan Carsley and his wife returned to Gorham in 1796. Thus, John Carsley and his wife are Harrison's first permanent settlers. Other pioneers followed.

The area was given as a grant to James Otis Jr. and other men from Captain John Gorham for their performance in the Battle of Québec in 1690 by the Massachusetts General Court in 1770. This grant replaced an older one from 1736, which had now expired. A first settlement was established in 1797. The town of Harrison was founded on March 8, 1805 from parts of Otisfield and Bridgton. The town got its name from Harrison Gray Otis from Boston who owned a lot of land in the area.

The outflow from Crystal Lake into Long Lake provided hydropower for industry, and James Sampson built the first sawmill and flour mill. Over the years, other industries followed, including a wire drawing, forging, stone mill, saddler, foundry, wagon builder, clothing and shoe manufacturer. Scribner Mill, now a museum, was built on the Crooked River in 1847. On the Bear River, the Harrison Water Power Company was founded in 1867 and the Bear River Woolen Mill, which was destroyed by fire in 1872.

In 1832 the Cumberland and Oxford Canal was opened, connecting Harrison with Portland and Sebago Lake . A series of 27 locks overcame the difference in altitude from sea level at Casco Bay to the level of Sebago Lake, 82 m (270 ft) above sea level. From there on over the Songo River Brandy Pond , then along the Fall River to Long Lake. As the company name suggests, the canal was originally planned to reach Oxford County, but ended up in Harrison. The city center is located along the shore with quays and warehouses.

In 1847, the Sebago Long Pond & Steam Navigation Company built the first steamship, called the Fawn , to operate on the lakes and waterways. It also had a shallow draft. The lakes became a popular summer tourist destination, with Elm House, later renamed The Elms Inn , opened in 1860. When the Portland and Ogdensburg Railroad established a route to Sebago Lake in 1870, the canal was abandoned as obsolete. Beginning in 1898, the Saco River Railroad , a narrow-gauge railway, brought passengers and cargo directly into Harrison.

Today Harrison is popular as a recreational area.

Population development

Census Results - Town of Harrison, Maine
year	1800	1810	1820	1830	1840	1850	1860	1870	1880	1890
Residents		439	789	1068	1243	1416	1251	1219	1168	1071
year	1900	1910	1920	1930	1940	1950	1960	1970	1980	1990
Residents	969	967	901	966	1026	1026	1014	1045	1667	1951
year	2000	2010	2020	2030	2040	2050	2060	2070	2080	2090
Residents	2315	2730

Culture and sights

Buildings

Harrison's Caswell Library

Scribners Homestead

Ryefield Bridge 1

Five structures are listed and have been added to the National Register of Historic Places .

• Caswell Public Library (Former) , incorporated in 2005, register no. 05000056
• Deertrees Theater , recorded in 1989, register no. 88003002
• Lakeside Grange # 63 , recorded 2005, Register No. 05001173
• Ryefield Bridge , recorded in 1999, register no. 99001193
• Scribner Homestead , recorded 2001, register no. 01000368

Economy and Infrastructure

traffic

The Maine State Route 35 runs north to south along the western shore of Long Lake and the Maine State Route 117 branches off to the north east of this from.

Public facilities

There are no medical facilities in Harrison. These and also hospitals can be found in Brigton, Norway and South Paris.

Harrison owns a public library. The Harrison Village Library is located on Front Street in Harrison.

education

Harrison belongs with South Paris, Norway, West Paris, Hebron, Waterford, Oxford and Otisfield to the Maine School Administrative District 17 of the Oxford Hills School District .

The following schools are available in the school district:

• Oxford Hills Comprehensive High School in South Paris (Year 9-12)
• Oxford Hills Technical School in Norway
• Oxford Hills Middle School in South Paris (7th to 8th grade)
• Agnes Gray Elementary School in West Paris (PreK up to 4th grade)
• Guy E. Rowe Elementary School in Norway (PreK up to 6th grade)
• Harrison Elementary School in Harrison (3rd to 6th grade)
• Hebron Station School in Hebron (Kindergarten through 6th grade)
• Otisfield Community School in Otisfield (Kindergarten through 6th grade)
• Oxford Elementary in Oxford (PreK up to 6th grade)
• Paris Elementary School in South Paris (PreK up to 6th grade)
• Waterford Memorial School in Waterford (PreK through 2nd grade)

Web links

Commons : Harrison, Maine  - Collection of Images, Videos, and Audio Files

• Harrison's homepage
• Harrison administrative records on the official Maine state websites

Individual evidence

1. ^ Harrison in the United States Geological Survey's Geographic Names Information System , accessed March 12, 2018
2. ↑ Maine 2010 Census Results ; official publication of the Census Authority, (English; PDF; 32.5 MB)
3. ^ Summit Hill. In: peakery.com. Retrieved March 12, 2018 . 
4. ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
5. ^ Harrison, Cumberland County | Maine Genealogy. In: mainegenealogy.net. Retrieved March 12, 2018 . 
6. ↑ ^{a b} Harrison, Maine (ME 04040) profile: population, maps, real estate, averages, homes, statistics, relocation, travel, jobs, hospitals, schools, crime, moving, houses, news, sex offenders. In: city-data.com. www.city-data.com, accessed on March 12, 2018 (English). 
7. ↑ ^{a b c d} Centennial history of Harrison, Maine by Alphonso Moulton, Howard Sampson, Granville Fernald, 1909
8. ^ A History and Description of New England, General and Local by Austin Jacobs Coolidge, John Brainard Mansfields
9. ^ Centennial history of Harrison, Maine by Alphonso Moulton, Howard Sampson, Granville Fernald, 1909, pages 30-31
10. ↑ Population 1810-2010 according to census results
11. ^ Harrison Village Library. In: me.us. www.harrison.lib.me.us, accessed March 12, 2018 . 
12. ↑ Oxford Hills School District - Oxford Hills School District | Aude Suscipere Ausum. In: msad17.org. Retrieved March 12, 2018 .