Town of Springfield

Springfield is a town in Penobscot County, incorporated on February 12, 1834 from township T5 R2 NBPP. The northern part was once a grant to Foxcroft Academy and was sold at 31 cent per acre, an apparent bargain for valuable timberland.

The first settlers arrived in 1830 and the population exploded to 530 by 1850.

Located on the east-west Maine Route 6 crossing eastern Penobscot and northern Washington counties, the town has a substantial area in wetlands. One account has the name commemorating extensive fields abounding in springs. Another suggests Springfield, Massachusetts as the inspiration for the name.

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