Felch Corner, Maine

Unincorporated community in Maine, United States

43°40′44″N 70°47′10″W / 43.67889°N 70.78611°W / 43.67889; -70.78611CountryUnited StatesStateMaineCountyYorkElevation

531 ft (162 m)Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)GNIS feature ID566089^[1]

Felch Corner is an unincorporated community in York County, Maine, United States.^[1]

History

Established by Abijah Felch and his wife Lydia Clarke, Felch Corner was the first settlement in the area. Felch had served in the American Revolutionary War, and then received a land grant "between the Great and Little Ossipee rivers...in the wilderness".^[2]^[3]^[4]^[5] Felch helped found nearby Limerick, and then served there as town clerk, assessor, treasurer and selectmen.^[6] He later adopted his orphaned grandson, Alpheus Felch, the future governor of Michigan.^[5]

An inn was established by Jacob Bradbury, and local elections were held there.^[6]

Historic buildings in Felch Corner include the Hughes Home, the oldest house in the Limerick area, and Leavitt Tavern—established by Nathaniel Leavitt, a Captain under George Washington—now a private residence.^[7]

References

^ ^a ^b U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Felch Corner
^ Teg, William (1950). Almuchicott, Land of the Little Dog. Christopher. p. 86.
^ The Detroit Society for Genaological Research. October 1954. p. 63.
^ The National Encyclopedia of American Biography. Vol. 3. James T. White and Company. 1893. p. 295.
^ ^a ^b Felch, William Farrand (1881). Memorial History of the Felch Family in America and Wales. J.F. Earhart. pp. 58, 87.
^ ^a ^b Clayton, W. Woodford (1880). History of York County, Maine. Higginson Book Company. pp. 333, 334, 338. ISBN 9780832800375.
^ "Draft Comprehensive Plan" (PDF). Town of Limerick, Maine. 2019.