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History of Damariscotta Maine

Damariscotta Maine is situated near the centre of Lincoln County, on the eastern side of a river of the same name. Nobleboro bounds it on the north, Bristol on the south, Bremen on the east, and Newcastle on the west. The surface of the town is uneven; the principal rock is granite, the soil largely a clay loam, and fairly productive. Hay is the chief crop. The Damariscotta River separates it from the last, and Biscay and Pemaquid Ponds, lying on the eastern line, divide the town from Bremen. Muddy and Little Ponds are the principal sheets of water within the limits of the town, the first having an area of about three-fourths of a square mile. Rocky Hill, about 155 feet in height, is the chief eminence.

The centre of business is Damariscotta Village, at the lower falls and head of navigation on the river. A free bridge of 175 feet in length connects Damariscotta Village with Newcastle, near which is a station of the Knox and Lincoln Railroad, distant 18 miles from Bath, Maine. The manufactories consist of two saw-mills,-—one run by steam-power— a match factory, several brickyards, a tannery, etc. The town-hail of Damariscotta is a large and elegant building of brick of three stories, containing in the second story an excellent hail. The town is thrifty, and the houses in the village and the country are alike in excellent repair. The inhabitants are largely a seafaring people.

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