Plantation of Magalloway Plt

Magalloway Plantation is a plantation in Oxford County, organized for election purposes in 1860 but formally organized for general purposes on March 5, 1883 with legislative confirmation passed in 1991.

Named for the Malecite Indian word for caribou, the plantation was created from the township T5 R1 WBKP.

The 93-foot Bennett Covered Bridge was built in 1901 and spans the Magalloway River near Wilson Mills. It has been closed to traffic since 1985.

Located on the New Hampshire border, it fronts on Umagog Lake and Lower Richardson Lake and is served by Maine Route 16 in the remote northwest portion of the state.

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