Wiscasset
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 Old Customs House |
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| Location in Maine | |||
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| Basic data | |||
| Foundation : | February 13, 1760 | ||
| State : | United States | ||
| State : | Maine | ||
| County : | Lincoln County | ||
| Coordinates : | 44 ° 1 ′ N , 69 ° 41 ′ W | ||
| Time zone : | Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 ) | ||
| Residents : | 3,732 (as of 2010) | ||
| Population density : | 58.5 inhabitants per km 2 | ||
| Area : | 71.64 km 2 (approx. 28 mi 2 ) of which 63.79 km 2 (approx. 25 mi 2 ) is land |
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| Height : | 41 m | ||
| Postal code : | 04578 | ||
| Area code : | +1 207 | ||
| FIPS : | 23-87040 | ||
| GNIS ID : | 0582825 | ||
| Website : | www.wiscasset.org | ||
 Wiscasset Public Library |
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Wiscasset is a town in Lincoln County in the state of Maine in the United States . In 2010 there were 3732 inhabitants in 1782 households on an area of 71.64 km². Wiscasset is Lincoln County's Shire Town .
geography
According to the United States Census Bureau , Wiscasset has a total area of 71.64 km², of which 63.79 km² is land and 7.85 km² consists of water .
Geographical location
Wiscasset is located in southwest Lincoln County on the Kennebec River and borders Sagadahoc County to the west. The Sheepscott Rivers and Black Rivers run south along the eastern border of Wiscasset . To the west is the Gardiner Pond . The surface is flat, without any significant elevations.
Neighboring communities
All distances are given as straight lines between the official coordinates of the places from the 2010 census.
- North: Alna , 10.5 km
- Northeast: Newcastle , 6.6 mi
- East: Edgecomb , 4.3 mi
- Southeast: Westport Island , 7.1 mi
- Southwest: Woolwich , Sagadahoc Count, 5.5 mi
- West: Dresden , 8.8 km
City structure
There are two settlement areas in Wiscasset : Sheepscot and Wiscasset .
climate
The mean mean temperature in Wiscasset ranges from −6.8 ° C (20 ° Fahrenheit ) in January to 20.6 ° C (69 ° Fahrenheit) in July. This means that the place is around 6 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
The first European settlers to settle in Wiscasset around 1600 were George and John Davie, who bought the land that encompasses what is now Village Wiscasset from Indians. There they erected several buildings with helpers and prepared land for further settlers. As a result of the King Philip's Wars , Wiscasset was abandoned in 1675, the residents fled to other areas and only in 1730 did a settler return with Robert Hooper and his family. By 1740 the number of families increased to 30.
Wiscasset initially belonged to Pownalboro, as well as Alna, Dresden and Perkins. Except for the land of the Town Perkins, Christopher Lawson bought the area from the Indians in 1649. He sold it to Messrs. Clark and Lake. Lake settled in the area and was later killed by Indians. A fort was built across from Swan Island in 1754. It was named after Governor William Shirley . Pownalboro was organized as a town in 1760 and named after Thomas Pownall . For more than 30 years, Pownalboro was the Shire Town of Lincoln County's. The former Lincoln County's Court House is in the town. It was placed under monument protection. In 1802 the area was renamed Wiscasset.
The first railroad to reach Wiscasset was the Knox and Lincoln Railway in 1871 . Actually, Henry Ingalls intended to connect Wiscasset to the Penobscot and Kennebec Railroad with the Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway , which was initially to be called Kennebec and Wiscasset Railroad . The Wiscasset – Burnham railway was completed in 1895. After an accident in 1933, traffic was stopped. Only in 2002 the track lived as a museum train under the name Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway Museum, Inc. back on.
Population development
| Census Results - Town of Wiscasset, Maine | ||||||||||
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| year | 1800 | 1810 | 1820 | 1830 | 1840 | 1850 | 1860 | 1870 | 1880 | 1890 |
| Residents | 2083 | 2138 | 2255 | 2314 | 2332 | 2318 | 1977 | 1847 | 1733 | |
| year | 1900 | 1910 | 1920 | 1930 | 1940 | 1950 | 1960 | 1970 | 1980 | 1990 |
| Residents | 1273 | 1287 | 1192 | 1186 | 1231 | 1584 | 1800 | 2244 | 2832 | 3339 |
| year | 2000 | 2010 | 2020 | 2030 | 2040 | 2050 | 2060 | 2070 | 2080 | 2090 |
| Residents | 3603 | 3732 | ||||||||
Culture and sights
Buildings
In Wiscasset, a historic district and several buildings have been listed and listed on the National Register of Historic Places .
- District
- Wiscasset Historic District , 1973 under registration no. 73000242.
- Buildings
- Nickels-Sortwell House , 1970 under the register no. 70000078.
- Red Brick School , 1970 under the register no. 70000089.
- Capt. George Scott House , 1972 under the register no. 72000104.
- US Customhouse (Old Customhouse) and Post Office , 1970 under the register no. 70000053.
- Wiscasset Jail and Museum , 1970 under registration no. 70000054.
Economy and Infrastructure
traffic
The US Highway 1 extends in the east-west direction by Wiscasset. Maine State Route 144 branches off from it in a southerly direction and Maine State Route 27 and Maine State Route 218 to the north .
Wiscasset is connected to the Portland Rockland railway line .
There is an airport in Wiscasset with the IATA identifier ISS .
Public facilities
There are no medical facilities or hospitals in Wiscasset. The closest are in Damariscotta, Bath, Gardiner and Augusta.
The Wiscasset Public Library is located in Wiscasset . The library was founded in 1920. At first it was in the Methodist Church until it moved to a former residential building in 1929, which was bought by donors as a building for the library. It is a successor to the Wiscasset Social Library, which was founded in 1799 and was active until the 19th century.
education
The Wiscasset School Department is responsible for school education in Wiscasset.
Wiscasset is home to the Wiscasset Elementary School and Wiscasset Middle High School.
Personalities
sons and daughters of the town
- Hugh J. Anderson (1801–1881), Governor of the State of Maine
- Thomas Bowman (1848-1917), politician
- Franklin Clark (1801–1874), politician
- Leland E. Cunningham (1904-1989), astronomer and asteroid explorer
- Juliana Hatfield (* 1967), rock musician
- Henry Ingalls (1819–1896), lawyer and railroad entrepreneur
- John D. McCrate (1802-1897), politician
- Thomas Rice (1768-1854), politician
- Richard Hawley Tucker (1859-1952), astronomer
- Abiel Wood (1772-1834), politician
Personalities who have worked on site
- Jeremiah Bailey (1773-1853), politician
- Orchard Cook (1763-1819), politician
- Anson Herrick (1812–1868), politician and newspaper publisher
- Samuel E. Smith (1788–1860), Governor of Maine
Individual evidence
- ^ Wiscasset in the Geographic Names Information System of the United States Geological Survey , accessed November 29, 2018
- ↑ Maine 2010 Census Results ; official publication of the Census Authority, (English; PDF; 32.5 MB)
- ↑ Coordinates of the locations of the Census Authority 2010
- ^ Wiscasset, Lincoln County | Maine Genealogy. In: mainegenealogy.net. Retrieved November 29, 2018 .
- ↑ a b Wiscasset on City-Data.com , accessed November 29, 2018
- ↑ HISTORIC AND ARCHAEOLOGICAL RESOURCES , accessed December 2, 2018
- ↑ a b History of Wiscasset, Maine. In: rays-place.com. history.rays-place.com, accessed December 2, 2018 .
- ^ History of Dresden, Maine. In: rays-place.com. history.rays-place.com, accessed October 13, 2018 .
- ↑ Population 1810-2010 according to census results
- ↑ Wiscasset Historic District 73000242
- ↑ Nickels Sortwell House 70000078
- ↑ Red Brick School 70000089
- ↑ Capt. George Scott House 72000104
- ↑ US Customhouse (Old Customhouse) and Post Office 70000053
- ↑ Wiscasset Jail and Museum 70000054
- ↑ About Us | Wiscasset Public Library. In: me.us. wiscasset.lib.me.us, accessed November 29, 2018 (American English).
- ^ Wiscasset School Department. In: wiscassetschools.org. Retrieved November 29, 2018 .
