Plantation of Sandy River Plt

Sandy River is a plantation in Franklin County, organized for the last time on March 23, 1905, after being organized for election purposes in 1859.

About 35 miles northwest of Farmington on Maine Route 4, just south of Rangeley, the community marks the source of the Sandy River in the Sandy Rover Ponds at the south end of the township.

Four Ponds Public Reserved Land, in Sandy River and Township E, lies just east of Mooselookmeguntic Lake. The Appalachian Trail traverses the length of this 6,000-acre area with a lean-to at Sabbath Day Pond and a campsite at Little Swift River Pond. Winter visitors pass through on snowmobiles on their way from Rangeley to Weld. Access is by the Appalachian Trail off Route 17 in Township D or Route 4 in Sandy River.

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