Stockton Springs, Maine

Stockton Springs is a town in Waldo County, Maine, United States.

[3] The defense was intended to guard the mouth of the Penobscot River estuary during the French and Indian War.

Fort Pownall was burned in 1775 and 1779 by the British themselves, to prevent it from falling into the hands of Americans.

Between 1905 and 1907, three huge wooden piers were built, the biggest 1,750 feet (530 meters) in length.

An immense warehouse held potatoes from Aroostook County until schooners could deliver them elsewhere.

The wharves were destroyed in a fire on November 8, 1924,[7] ending the harbor's industrial era.

[1] Stockton Springs is located on Penobscot Bay, part of the Gulf of Maine, Atlantic Ocean.

Of all households, 25.1% were made up of individuals, and 12.3% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

Of all households, 24.7% were made up of individuals, and 10.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.

Waldo County map