 Poland is a town in Androscoggin County, settled in 1768 and incorporated on February 17, 1795 from Bakerstown Plantation.
It was home to a famous resort and its Poland Spring House, which as destroyed by fire on July 4, 1975. As early as 1796 the Mansion House was opened as a hotel. When the grandson of the owner claimed it had cured him of a chronic dyspepsia, and the guests began praising the water, the local spring became a major attraction, as did its contents.
The Maine State Building was built to represent the state at the Chicago World's Fair, known as the Columbian Exposition, in 1893. The building was disassembled, shipped back to Maine, and reconstructed on its current site.
The Poland Spring Bottling Plant and Spring House are local landmarks.
The Poland Spring area, in the southern portions of the town of Poland, is surrounded by several lakes and has been a resort area for over 200 years.
The town, just west of Auburn, has tow other large lakefront areas and is served by Maine Routes 11, 26, and 122.
From Maine: An Encyclopedia (www.themaineencyclopedia.com)
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