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Our Paris, ME real estate website provides a wealth of information for home buyers and home sellers. Below, you will find information on the history and culture of Paris as well as links to more detailed information such as demographics and schools. You may view a virtual tour, search homes for sale, and access information on different types of properties such as condos, farms, foreclosures, and vacation homes. This website will give you everything you need to buy or sell a home in Paris, ME.
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Paris ME Community Profile & History
Paris, Maine is a scenic town in Oxford County. A popular tourist destination, Paris features numerous cultural, historic and recreational attractions for the enjoyment of residents and visitors alike. The community is noted for its high elevation, with excellent views of Mount Chocorua and Mount Washington in the White Mountains. The Paris Hill Historic District, added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973, has fine examples of Federal and Greek Revival architecture. The old Oxford County Jail, built of granite in 1822, was given in 1902 to the Paris Hill Library Association, and is now the Hamlin Memorial Library and Museum.
The land that now comprises Paris was granted on June 11, 1771 by the Massachusetts General Court to Captain Joshua Fuller of Watertown, Massachusetts and 59 others (or their heirs) for service during the French and Indian Wars. It was first settled on Paris Hill by Lemuel Jackson, John Willis and their families in 1782. Organized as Number Four Plantation, the settlement was incorporated as Paris on June 20, 1793.
At the establishment of Oxford County in 1805, Paris was designated its county seat and developed into a thriving community. It was noted for scenic beauty and excellent pasturage, including some of the state's best livestock and dairy farms. It also had many large apple orchards. Paris Hill is the highest elevation village in the region and probably the state, with views of Mount Chocorua and Mount Washington in the White Mountains. The Paris Hill Historic District, added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1973, has fine examples of Federal and Greek Revival architecture. The old Oxford County Jail, built of granite in 1822, was given in 1902 to the Paris Hill Library Association, and is now the Hamlin Memorial Library and Museum.
The Little Androscoggin River provided water power for mills at South Paris, which became the town center after the arrival of the Atlantic and St. Lawrence Railroad in 1850. Industries included a gristmill, sawmill, shingle mill, planing mill, iron foundry and machine shop. In the 1890s, the county seat moved here from Paris Hill to be near the train station. Manufacturing would fade with the Great Depression, but South Paris remains the commercial part of the town. West Paris, which includes North Paris, was set off and incorporated in 1957.
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