Town of Gray

Gray is a town in Cumberland County, settled in 1750 and incorporated on June 19,1778 from New Boston Plantation. It seal proclaims it the site of the first woolen mill in the United States.

Increasingly a commuter suburb of the Portland area, Gray also includes most of Little Sebago Lake and Crystal Lake. The town's population more than doubled in the twenty years from 1970 to 1990. The latest decade saw additional growth of over fifteen percent.

The Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife has a regional headquarters in the town, along with a wildlife park open to the public.

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