Plantation of Saint John Plt

St. John is a plantation in Aroostook County, organized for election purposes in 1859, 1860, and 1868, for assessment of taxes in 1871, and for general purposes on June 17, 1874, according to records at the State Archives. However, the Welcome sign at right says it was established in 1870.

With the St. John River as its northern boundary, the town is located nearly at the end of Maine Route 161, a dead end road that travels west from Fort Kent to serve the small communities along the River.

From Maine: An Encyclopedia (www.themaineencyclopedia.com)