Poland is a

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in Androscoggin County,

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, United States. The population was 5,906 at the 2020 census. Set among rolling hills and numerous lakes, the town is home to Range Ponds State Park, which includes hiking trails and a pristine freshwater beach. Poland is also a historic resort area. It is included in the Lewiston-

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, Maine

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, which itself is part of the Greater

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- Lewiston

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History

Land was granted by the

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in 1765 to officers and soldiers who served with Sir

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in the 1690 Battle of Quebec. It replaced a 1736 grant made to them called Bakerstown (now

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) which was ruled invalid in 1741 at the separation of

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from

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. The new plantation was also called Bakerstown (after Captain Thomas Baker), and included present-day Poland,

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, Mechanic Falls and the greater part of

. Settled in 1767 by Nathaniel Bailey and Daniel Lane, Bakerstown Plantation would be incorporated as Poland on February 17, 1795. Poland is named after an "ancient melody" of the same name. At the beginning, Poland was an

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town, with of the best land

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by the

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who settled at Poland Hill, north of the

Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village is a Shaker village near New Gloucester and Poland, Maine, in the United States. It is the last active Shaker community, with two members . With a new member, it had expanded to three members by 2021. The community ...

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. Called the North Family of Shakers, the village was founded by members who moved from Gorham in 1819. The village lasted until 1887. Industry was attracted to Poland's

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sites. In 1859, when the population was 2,660, it had four

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s, a

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, a

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and a

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factory. The

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passed through the northeastern corner of the town, spurring development and bringing tourists drawn to its scenic ponds and gentle hills. By 1893, when Mechanic Falls was set off as a separate town, Poland had evolved into a

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resort town. In 1797, The Wentworth Ricker Inn in South Poland opened at the homestead Jabez Ricker, acquired from a 1794 land swap with the Alfred Shaker Village in

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. But when the

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replaced

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travel, patronage declined and the inn closed. Then a grandson, Hiram Ricker, began proclaiming that the

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on his family's property had cured his

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. People began arriving to sample the spring's curative waters, which flow 8 gallons a minute. Reopened in 1861, the inn was enlarged and renamed The Mansion House. But even that property could not handle the crowds of tourists, so in 1875 the family expanded the property, build an extravagant house that was dubbed "Ricker's

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" due to skepticism that such a large property would be successful. On July 4, 1876, the Poland Spring House opened atop Ricker's Hill, an elevation of 800 feet (244 m)

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with magnificent views to the White Mountains. The hotel would be augmented over the years by architects

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, Albert Winslow Cobb and Harry Wilkerson. It became a self-contained and exclusive

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, with guards at

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s instructed to turn away sightseers. With luxurious accommodations for 450 guests, the hotel attracted the rich and famous. Patrons included Gen. Benjamin Butler, Sen. James G. Blaine,

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and

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. But following

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, the era of grand hotels waned. When the Rickers sold the Poland Spring House, its new owners allowed the sprawling facilities to deteriorate. Apollo Industries purchased the hotel in 1963 and converted it to the largest Women's

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facility in the United States. The Job Corps dormitory was vacated in 1969, and was destroyed by a spectacular fire on July 3, 1975. Today, the water is bottled and sold as

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water by BlueTriton Brands. Image:Looking North at Poland, ME.jpg, View of Poland, looking north, Image:Residence of Gov. Bert M. Fernald, West Poland, ME.jpg, Home of Gov. Fernald Image:The Mansion House, South Poland, ME.jpg, The Mansion House in 1915

1978 P-3 Orion crash

Poland was the site of one of the last major accidents involving aircraft from Maine's

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air bases. A

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patrol bomber from

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Patrol Squadron 8 (

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) disintegrated over Poland on September 22, 1978. An over-pressurized fuel tank caused the port wing of the

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Geography

According to the

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, the town has a total area of , of which is land and is water. Poland is drained by the

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. The town is crossed by state routes 11, 26 and 122. It is bordered by the towns of Mechanic Falls to the north,

to the northeast,

to the east,

to the southeast,

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and

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to the southwest, and Otisfield and

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to the northwest.

Tripp Pond

Tripp Pond is on the west side of Maine State Route 11, which provides shoulder parking for public access to the east shore of the pond. There is a ramp for trailered boats at the south end of the pond. Summer water temperatures are too high for

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, but the pond provides good habitat for

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and

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. The north end of the pond overflows through a series of shallow ponds to the

near Welchville in the town of

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to the north.

Climate

This

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region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters. According to the

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system, Poland has a

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, ''Dfb'' on climate maps.

Demographics

2010 census

As of the

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of 2010, there were 5,376 people, 2,140 households, and 1,581 families living in the town. The

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was . There were 2,679 housing units at an average density of . The racial makeup of the town was 97.4%

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, 0.4%

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, 0.3% Native American, 0.4%

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, 0.2% from

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, and 1.3% from two or more races.

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of any race were 0.6% of the population. There were 2,140 households, of which 31.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.6% were

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living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 26.1% were non-families. 18.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.81. The median age in the town was 43.4 years. 22.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.7% were from 25 to 44; 35% were from 45 to 64; and 12.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 50.0% male and 50.0% female.

2000 census

Per the

of 2000, there were 4,866 people, 1,845 households, and 1,437 families living in the town. The median income for a household in the town was $47,824, and the median income for a family was $55,427. Males had a median income of $33,284 versus $23,926 for females. The

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for the town was $22,346. About 1.8% of families and 3.4% of the population were below the

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, including 2.0% of those under age 18 and 4.7% of those age 65 or over. Voter registration

Education

The Town of Poland is a member of Regional School Unit 16 (RSU 16). Poland Regional High School (PRHS) serves as the district high school of RSU 16 and is open to all high school-age students of Poland, Mechanic Falls, and

, Maine. Students from

, Maine, as well, attend PRHS on a tuition basis. The school's athletic teams compete in Maine class "B" athletics. The school's

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is the knight and the

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are blue and silver. Connected to the high school is Bruce M. Whittier Middle School. This school serves all three towns' 7th and 8th grade students (as of 2010). Both schools opened in 1999. Poland Community School, last expanded in 2002, serves Poland's K–6 students.

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, a private 8–12

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that faced numerous reports of abuse throughout its existence, opened in Poland in 1970 and remained until 2011.

Popular culture

Two episodes of the popular 1960s television series ''

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'' were filmed in Poland: "Come Out, Come Out, Wherever You Are" (1963) starring

Lon Chaney, Jr. Creighton Tull Chaney (February10, 1906 – July12, 1973), known by his stage name Lon Chaney Jr., was an American actor known for playing Larry Talbot in the film '' The Wolf Man'' (1941) and its various crossovers, Count Alucard (Dra ...

; and "Same Picture, Different Frame" (1963) starring

, Tom Bosley, and Patrick O'Neal.Route 66: Same Picture, Different Frame
an
Come Out Come Out Wherever You Are
both Retrieved June 28, 2008

Sites of interest

Old Poland Corner Schoolhouse

Poland Spring Preservation Society

Range Ponds State Park

Notable people

John Nevins Andrews John Nevins Andrews (July 22, 1829 – October 21, 1883) was a Seventh-day Adventist minister, the first official Seventh-day Adventist missionary, writer, editor, and scholar. Andrews University (Michigan, USA), a university owned and operated b ...

, minister, missionary, writer, editor and scholar *

Augustus Burbank Augustus Hannibal Burbank (January 24, 1823 – June 27, 1895) was a 19th-century American physician. He was also treasurer of Yarmouth Aqueduct Company and an early president of North Yarmouth Academy. Early life Burbank was born in Poland, Mai ...

, physician, born in Poland * Eleazer Burbank, physician, father of Augustus, practiced in Poland * Irving Gilman Davis, economist and educator * Moncena Dunn, bookkeeper and army officer *

Bert M. Fernald Bert Manfred Fernald (April 3, 1858August 23, 1926) was an American farmer, businessman, and Republican Party (United States), Republican politician who became the List of Governors of Maine, 47th Governor of Maine and a United States senator. ...

, US senator and 47th

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, Wisconsin assemblyman *

Amos Whitney Amos Whitney (October 8, 1832 – August 5, 1920) was a mechanical engineer and inventor who co-founded the Pratt & Whitney company. He was a member of the prominent Whitney family. He was born in Biddeford, Maine to Aaron and Rebecca (Pe ...

, founder of

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References

External links

Town of Poland, Maine

Ricker Memorial Library

Poland Regional High School

Maine.gov – Poland, MaineMaine Genealogy: Poland, Androscoggin County, Maine
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