Town of Sangerville

Sangerville is a town in Piscataquis County, settled in 1803 and incorporated on June 13, 1814 from the township T4 R6 NWP. It later ceded land to Guilford in 1889.

Though called Amestown for its earliest settler, Phineas Ames, upon incorporation it gave homage to its early proprietor, Colonel Calvin Sanger of Sherborn, Massachusetts.

Bronze plaques mark the birthplaces of inventor Sir Hiram S. Maxim and mining tycoon Sir Harry Oakes, apparently a descendent of the Oakes family that had moved there by 1808.

Sangerville has been a small lumbering and agricultural community for most of its history. Adjacent to Guilford, its main village is just south of the Piscataquis River, which forms its northern boundary.

Maine Route 23 passes through on its way from Guilford to Dexter. Center Pond, a recreational area, is indeed in the center of the township.

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