Felch Corner, Maine | |
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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]