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Unincorporated community in Maine, United States
Felch Corner, Maine
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 43°40′44″N 70°47′10″W / 43.67889°N 70.78611°W / 43.67889; -70.78611
CountryUnited States
StateMaine
CountyYork
Elevation531 ft (162 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
GNIS feature ID566089

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

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". Felch helped found nearby Limerick, and then served there as town clerk, assessor, treasurer and selectmen. He later adopted his orphaned grandson, Alpheus Felch, the future governor of Michigan.

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

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.

References

  1. ^ 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. ^ Felch, William Farrand (1881). Memorial History of the Felch Family in America and Wales. J.F. Earhart. pp. 58, 87.
  6. ^ Clayton, W. Woodford (1880). History of York County, Maine. Higginson Book Company. pp. 333, 334, 338. ISBN 9780832800375.
  7. "Draft Comprehensive Plan" (PDF). Town of Limerick, Maine. 2019.
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