Gazetteer of the State of Maine With Numerous Illustrations, by Geo. J. Varney

BOSTON: PUBLISHED BY B. B. RUSSELL, 57 CORNHILL. 1882. Public domain image from

810    GAZETTEER    OF MAINE.

streams each have water-powers. There are two saw-mills, manufac-
turing long and short lumber and fruit-boxes and a grist-mill. One
of the saw-mills is driven by steam. Four trains daily pass through the
village. The dwellings in the village and through the town generally
convey the appearance of thrift, which the fertility and business of the
town would lead one to expect.

The town was incorporated February 11, 1832. There is a good
Free Baptist church here, and a Union church newly erected. There
are four public schoolhouses. The school property is valued at $3,000.
The valuation of estates in 1870 was $154,425. In 1880 it was $202,-
673. The rate of taxation is about 2£ cents on a dollar. The popula-
tion in 1870 was 622. In 1880 it was 721.

Lakeside, a post office in Kennebec County.

Lakeville Plantation lies in the extreme eastern part of Pe-
nobscot County, 75 miles E.N.E. of Bangor. It was formerly Number,

4 of Range 1. It is bounded on the north by Springfield and Carroll,
east by the latter, west by an unnamed township, and south by Wash-
ington County. The area is about 70 square miles. Near the centre
of the township is Upper Dobsis Lake (Sysladobsissis). South of this
is a larger lake, Lower Dobsis, lying partly in the township southward.

Others lying north and east of Upper Dobsis are Junior, Duck, Keg
and Lombard ponds. These sheets of water vary from 2 to 10
miles in length, covering a large part of the area of the township. The    >

outlets of these ponds furnish some water-power. There are two saw-
mills manufacturing long and short lumber.

The surface of the town is quite uneven. Almanac Mountain is
the highest; its summit being generally stated as 2,000 feet above the
surface of the lake. The ledges are mostly of coarse granite. The soil
is a gravelly loam, and fairly productive. Hay, wheat and potatoes
are chiefly cultivated. The nearest railroad stations are at Mattawam-
keag and Kingman, each about 20 miles distant. The post-oflices are
Springfield and Carroll.

Lakeville Plantation was organized under its present name Feb.

29, 1868. There are two public schoolhouses, and the school property
is valued at $500. The valuation of estates in 1870 was $43,990. In
1880 it was $48,608. The rate of taxation is 9^ mills on the dollar.

The population in 1870 was 108. In 1880 it was 136.

Lambert Lake a post-office in the township adjoining
on the west of Vanceboro, in Washington County.    _w

Lamoille, in the southern part of Hancock County, emoraces
the peninsula lying between Jordan’s River on the west and Skilling
Bay on the east. The area is about 11,000 acres. The soil is good,
and could easily be made very productive. The inhabitants are chiefly
devoted to coasting and fishing. The yearly catch by vessels from
this town at the Grand Banks is stated at 8,000 quintals; of Magdalen
herring, 100,000 boxes; the aggregate market value of both being
about $55,000.