City/Town

Sanford (1889)

Map Title

Sanford, Maine Looking East.

Artist

George E. Norris

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Publication Date

1889

County

York

Artist

George E. Norris

Lithographer

Burleigh Litho.

Publisher

George E. Norris

Dimensions

28 x 64 cm

Owner

Maine Historic Preservation Commission

Additional Institutional Copies

Norman B. Leventhal Map & Education Center at the Boston Public Library
Library of Congress

Population of City/Town at Time of Publication

2,732

Description of City/Town

The town has Alfred and Kennebunk on the east of its irregular outline, Alfred and Shapleigh on the north, Wells and North Berwick on the south, and Lebanon and North Berwick on the west….Springvale, in the northern part of the town, is the principal business centre….On the power at Sanford village are three woolen mills and a saw-mill. Among the products are carpets, and robes and blankets for sleighs.

A Gazetteer of the State of Maine, George J. Varney, 1881, 1886

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Recommended Citation

Courtesy of the Maine Historic Preservation Commission.