Felch Corner, Maine | |
---|---|
Coordinates: 43°40′44″N 70°47′10″W / 43.67889°N 70.78611°W | |
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 ID | 566089 [1] |
Felch Corner is an unincorporated community in York County, Maine, United States. [1]
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]
Felch Corner, Maine | |
---|---|
Coordinates: 43°40′44″N 70°47′10″W / 43.67889°N 70.78611°W | |
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 ID | 566089 [1] |
Felch Corner is an unincorporated community in York County, Maine, United States. [1]
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]