Lexington, Maine

Lexington, along with the township of Concord, is located in the unorganized territory, Central Somerset.

[1] Originally called Gilman Pond Plantation, an attempted settlement was made in 1804 by Isaac Elder, but an early frost killed his garden and he moved to New Portland.

Governor King, the proprietor of the town had three agents, David Quint, then Henry Morgan and finally Abraham Smith, who oversaw the sale of lands and operated his farm and mill in the township.

However, the settlers sent in another petition, changing the name to Lexington, in conjunction with Concord, Maine, which had been incorporated in 1826.

Lexington is home to Jonathan Carter, an environmentalist and politician who twice ran for governor with the Maine Green Independent Party.