Waterville, Maine
City Hall and Opera House
Nickname: Elm City
Location of city of Waterville in map of Maine
Coordinates: 44°33′7″N 69°38′45″W / 44.55194, -69.64583
Country	United States
State	Maine
County	Kennebec
Incorporated	1802
Area
- Total	14. A nickname is a Name of an entity or thing that is not its Proper name. Wikipedia talkFeatured lists for an explanation of this and other inclusion tags below -->This list of countries, arranged alphabetically The United States of America —commonly referred to as the The political units and divisions of the United States include The 50 states (four of these being officially styled as Commonwealths) which are typically The State of Maine ( is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean This is a list of the sixteen counties in the US state of Maine. Kennebec County is a County located in the US state of Maine. Year 1802 ( MDCCCII) was a Common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting on Wednesday of the Area is a Quantity expressing the two- Dimensional size of a defined part of a Surface, typically a region bounded by a closed Curve. 1 sq mi (36. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 4 km²)
- Land	13. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 6 sq mi (35. 2 km²)
- Water	0. 5 sq mi (1. 2 km²)
Elevation	108 ft (33 m)
Population (2000)
- Total	15,605
- Density	1,148. The elevation of a Geographic location is its height above a fixed reference point often the mean sea level. A foot (plural feet or foot; symbol or abbreviation ft or sometimes &prime – the prime symbol) is a non-SI unit The metre or meter is a unit of Length. It is the basic unit of Length in the Metric system and in the International Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 7/sq mi (443. 5/km²)
Time zone	Eastern (EST) (UTC-5)
- Summer (DST)	EDT (UTC-4)
ZIP codes	04901
Area code(s)	207
FIPS code	23-80740
GNIS feature ID	0577893

Waterville is a city in Kennebec County, Maine in the United States on the west bank of the Kennebec River. The Eastern Time Zone ( ET) of the Western Hemisphere falls mostly along the east coast of North America and the west coast of South America UTC−5 is the Time offset used in the North American Eastern Time Zone during Standard time and in the North American Central Time Zone during Daylight saving time ( DST UTC−4 is the Time offset used in the Atlantic Standard Time Zone in Canada in winter and the North American Eastern Time Zone during The ZIP code is the system of Postal codes used by the United States Postal Service (USPS A telephone numbering plan is a plan for allocating Telephone number ranges to countries regions areas and exchanges and to non-fixed telephone networks Area code 207 is the State of Maine 's sole Area code, except for a tiny portion which uses the Quebec Area code 418. Federal Information Processing Standards ( FIPS) are publicly announced standards developed by the United States Federal government for use by all non-military The Geographic Names Information System ( GNIS) is a database that contains name and locative information about more than two million physical and cultural features located throughout Kennebec County is a County located in the US state of Maine. The State of Maine ( is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States of America, bordering the Atlantic Ocean The Kennebec River is a River, 150 mi (240 km long in the state of Maine in the northeastern United States. The population was 15,605 at the 2000 census. Home to Colby College and Thomas College, Waterville is the commercial, medical and cultural center of the region. Colby College, founded in 1813, is an American private liberal arts college located on Mayflower Hill in Waterville Maine. Thomas College is a small College located in Waterville Maine, U ^[1]

Contents 1 History 2 Notable residents 3 Geography 4 Redevelopment 5 Demographics 6 Transportation 7 Media 8 Sister cities 9 Sites of interest 10 References 11 External links

History

This was once territory of the Canibas tribe of Abenaki Indians. The Abenaki ( or Abnaki) are a Tribe of Native American and First Nations people belonging to the Algonquian peoples For indigenous peoples in the United States other than Hawaii and Alaska see also Native Americans in the United States. Called Taconnet after Chief Taconnet, the main village was located on the east bank of the Kennebec River at its confluence with the Sebasticook River. The Kennebec River is a River, 150 mi (240 km long in the state of Maine in the northeastern United States. The Sebasticook River is a river in the central part of Maine, in the United States. Known as Ticonic by English settlers, it was burned in 1692 during King William's War, after which the Canibas tribe abandoned the area. The English people (from the adjective in Englisc) are a Nation and Ethnic group native to England who predominantly speak English The first of the French and Indian Wars, King William's War ( 1689 – 1697) was the name used in the English colonies in America to refer to the North Fort Halifax was built by General John Winslow in 1754, and the last skirmish with Indians occurred on May 18, 1757. Fort Halifax was a US colonial outpost on the Kennebec River at modern-day Winslow, Maine. Events 1152 - Henry II of England marries Eleanor of Aquitaine. Year 1757 ( MDCCLVII) was a Common year starting on Saturday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a

The township would be organized as Kingfield Plantation, then incorporated in 1771 as Winslow. Winslow is a town and Census-designated place in Kennebec County, Maine, United States, along the Kennebec River. Waterville was set off from Winslow and incorporated on June 23, 1802, when residents on the west side of the Kennebec found themselves unable to cross the river to attend town meetings. Events 1180 - First Battle of Uji, starting the Genpei War in Japan 1305 - The Flemish Year 1802 ( MDCCCII) was a Common year starting on Friday of the Gregorian calendar or a Common year starting on Wednesday of the In 1824, a bridge was built to Winslow. Early industries included fishing, lumbering, agriculture and ship building, with larger boats launched in spring during freshets. For the computer security term see Phishing. Fishing is the activity of catching Fish. Logging is the process in which Trees are cut down for Forest management and Timber. Agriculture refers to the production of goods through the growing of plants and fungi and the raising of domesticated Animals The study of agriculture See also Shipbuilding (song. Shipbuilding is the construction of Ships It normally takes place in a specialized facility known as a A freshet can refer to one of two things A Flood resulting from heavy rain or a spring thaw By the early 1900s, there were 5 shipyards in the community.

Ticonic Falls blocked navigation further upriver, so Waterville developed as the terminus for trade and shipping. Trade is the willing exchange of goods, services, or both Trade is also called Commerce. Shipping is physical process of Transporting goods and Cargo. The Kennebec River and Messalonskee Stream provided water power for mills, including several sawmills, a gristmill, a sash and blind factory, a furniture factory and a shovel handle factory. Hydropower, hydraulic power or water power is power that is derived from the Force or Energy of moving water which may A sawmill is a facility where logs are cut into boards Sawmill process A sawmill's basic operation is much like those of 100 years ago a log enters A gristmill or grist mill is a building where Grain is ground into Flour, or the grinding mechanism itself A sash window or hung sash window is made of one or more movable panels or "sashes" that form a frame to hold panes of glass which are often separated from other panes A window shutter is a solid and stable Window covering usually consisting of a frame of vertical stiles and horizontal rails (top center and bottom Furniture is the Mass noun for the movable objects which may support the human body (seating furniture and beds, provide storage or hold objects on horizontal A shovel is a Tool for lifting and moving loose material such as Coal, Gravel, Snow, Soil, or Sand and is an There was also a carriage and sleigh factory, boot shop, brickyard and tannery. A carriage is a wheeled vehicle for people usually horse-drawn A sled, sledge or sleigh is a Vehicle with runners for sliding instead of wheels for rolling A boot is a type of Shoe that covers at least the Foot and the Ankle and sometimes extends up to the Knee or even the Hip. A brick is a block of Ceramic material used in Masonry construction laid using mortar. Tanning is the process of converting Putrescible skin into non-putrescible Leather, usually with Tannin, an Acidic Chemical compound On September 27, 1849, the Androscoggin and Kennebec Railroad opened to Waterville. Events 489 - Odoacer attacks Theodoric at the Battle of Verona and is defeated again Year 1849 ( MDCCCXLIX) was a Common year starting on Monday (link will display the full calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a Common The Androscoggin and Kennebec Railroad (A&K is a historic US railroad which operated in Maine. It would become part of the Maine Central Railroad, which in 1870 established locomotive and car repair shops in the thriving mill town. The Maine Central Railroad was a railroad in central and southern Maine. A locomotive is a railway Vehicle that provides the motive power for a Train. A Mill town, also known as factory town or mill village, is typically a settlement that developed around one or more mills or factories (usually Cotton mills West Waterville (renamed Oakland) was set off as a town in 1873. Oakland is a town in Kennebec County in the US state of Maine. Waterville was incorporated as a city on January 12, 1888. Events 475 - Basiliscus becomes Byzantine Emperor, with a coronation ceremony in the Hebdomon palace in Constantinople Year 1888 ( MDCCCLXXXVIII) was a Leap year starting on Sunday (click on link for calendar of the Gregorian calendar (or a

The Ticonic Water Power & Manufacturing Company was formed in 1866 and soon built a dam across the Kennebec. After a change of ownership in 1873, the company began construction on what would become the Lockwood Manufacturing Company, a cotton textile plant. Cotton is a soft staple Fibre that grows around the seeds of the cotton plant ( Gossypium sp A second mill was added, and by 1900 the firm dominated the riverfront and employed 1,300 workers. Lockwood Mills survived until the mid-1950s. The iron Waterville-Winslow Footbridge opened in 1901, but in less than a year was carried away by the highest river level since 1832. Iron (ˈаɪɚn is a Chemical element with the symbol Fe (ferrum and Atomic number 26 The Ticonic Footbridge usually called the Two Cent Bridge is a Suspension bridge that traverses the Kennebec River between the cities of Waterville Rebuilt in 1903, it would be called the Two Cent Bridge because of its toll. In 1902, the Beaux-Arts style City Hall and Opera House designed by George Gilman Adams was dedicated. Beaux Arts architecture denotes the academic classical Architectural style that was taught at the École des Beaux Arts in Paris. But in 2002, the C. F. Hathaway Company, one of the last remaining factories in the United States producing dress shirts, closed after over 160 years of operation in the city. The United States of America —commonly referred to as the In American English, a dress shirt is a predominantly men's Shirt with a collar, a full-length opening at the front from the collar to the hem and full

Waterville also developed as an educational center. In 1813, The Maine Literary and Theological Institution was established. It would be renamed Waterville College in 1821, then Colby College in 1867. Colby College, founded in 1813, is an American private liberal arts college located on Mayflower Hill in Waterville Maine. Thomas College was established in 1894. Thomas College is a small College located in Waterville Maine, U The Coburn Classical Institution once prepared students to attend college. The institution merged with the Oak Grove School in Vassalboro and remained open until the 1980s. Vassalboro is a town in Kennebec County, Maine, United States. The first high school was built in 1877, while the current Waterville Senior High School was built in 1961.

Notable residents

• Walter A. Burleigh, congressman
• Clinton Clauson, mayor & governor
• Samuel S. Conner, congressman
• Donald L. Harlow, 2nd Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force
• Charles Heywood, major general
• Pam Iorio, politician
• Charles Fletcher Johnson, senator & judge
• David E. Kelley, television & film producer
• Jeff Libby, hockey player
• Clarence Lovejoy, author
• George J. Mitchell, senator
• Wyman B. S. Moor, politician
• Charles P. Nelson, congressman
• Joseph Hampson, actor

Geography

Waterville is located at 44°33′7″N, 69°38′45″W (44. Walter Atwood Burleigh ( October 25, 1820 - March 7, 1896) was an American physician lawyer and pioneer Clinton Amos Clauson ( March 25, 1895 in Mitchell Iowa – 1959 in Maine) was a Democratic Party politician and 66th governor of Userpolbot from http//bioguidecongressgov/scripts/biodisplaypl?index=C000692 Chief Master Sergeant of the Air Force Donald L Harlow was the second Chief Master Sergeant, appointed to the highest Non-commissioned officer position Major General Charles Heywood (3 October 1839&ndash26 February 1915 was the ninth Commandant of the Marine Corps. Family Iorio has been married to Mark Woodard assistant county administrator for Pinellas County, since 1987 (she did not take her husband's last name and they have Charles Fletcher Johnson ( February 14, 1859 &ndash February 15, 1930) was a Democratic U David Edward Kelley (born April 4, 1956) is a multi-Emmy award winning American Writer, Executive producer, and creator of the well-known Jeff Libby (born March 1, 1974, in Waterville, Maine) is a former professional Ice hockey defenseman. For other persons with a similar name see George Mitchell. George John Mitchell, GBE (born August 20, 1933 Wyman Bradbury Seavy Moor ( November 11, 1811 &ndash March 10, 1869) was an American politician and lawyer from the Charles P "Charlie" Nelson was a member of the US House of Representatives from Maine. 552051, -69. 645839). ^[2]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the city has a total area of 14. The United States Census Bureau (officially Bureau of the Census as defined in Title) is the government agency that is responsible for the United States Census 1 square miles (36. The square mile is an imperial and US unit of Area equal the area of a square of one statute mile. 4 km²), of which, 13. Square Kilometre ( US spelling square kilometer) symbol km2, is a decimal multiple of the SI unit of 6 square miles (35. 2 km²) of it is land and 0. 5 square miles (1. 2 km²) of it (3. 35%) is water. Situated beside the Kennebec River, Waterville is drained by the Messalonskee Stream. The Kennebec River is a River, 150 mi (240 km long in the state of Maine in the northeastern United States.

Redevelopment

Like many other towns in Maine and in the United States, Waterville has seen development in the suburbs and the decline of the downtown area. ^[3] There have been new businesses and new facilities built by Inland Hospital on Kennedy Memorial Drive. WalMart, Home Depot, and a small strip mall of other stores have been built in the northern part of the city as part of an open-air shopping center. Wal-Mart Stores Inc (or Walmart as written in its new logo is an American public corporation that runs a chain of large discount department stores The Home Depot ( is an American Retailer of Home improvement and construction products and services Because of this growth, the existing and now-neighboring Elm Plaza shopping center has recently had its exterior renovated and filled most or all of its previous vacancies.

In contrast, the downtown area has had its share of hardships due to chain store growth in the city. Stores that had a long history in the downtown area have closed in recent decades, including Levine's, Butlers, Sterns, Dunhams, Alvina and Delias, and LaVerdieres. The large vacancy in The Concourse shopping center that once housed the Ames, Zayre department store, as well as Brooks Pharmacy is struggling to find tenants; as is the now vacant Main Street location of a CVS pharmacy (it moved to a brand new building on Kennedy Memorial Drive). Ames was a chain of Discount stores based in Rocky Hill Connecticut in the United States. Not to be confused with Zaire, the African country now known as the Democratic Republic of the Congo. Brooks Pharmacy was a chain of more than 330 pharmacies located throughout New England and New York and has been a well-recognized name in the New England pharmacy CVS Caremark Corporation ( is an integrated pharmacy services provider combining a United States pharmaceutical services company with a U ^[4] Organizations like Waterville Main St continue their efforts to revitalize downtown. Groups like the 20's and 30's social and professional networking group KVConnect are also spearheading efforts to build an entrepreneurial web portal to help local people run their own businesses and people from other parts of the country with non-location specific businesses move here.

Colby College graduate Paul Boghossian has won approval to convert the sprawling old Hathaway shirt factory to retail, office, and residential use. ^[5] MaineGeneral Health agreed at the end of June 2007 to become the first tenant when the facility opens in 2008. ^[6].

Maine Public Broadcasting Network featured Waterville in its Hometown Economies. The Maine Public Broadcasting Network (abbreviated MPBN) is a television and radio broadcasting network located in the state of Maine in the United States The video of that show is available here. ^[7]

Demographics

As of the census^[8] of 2000, there were 15,605 people, 6,218 households, and 3,370 families residing in the city. A census is the procedure of acquiring information about every member of a given population The population density was 1,148. Population density (in agriculture standing stock and Standing crop) is a measurement of Population per unit area or unit volume 7 people per square mile (443. 3/km²). There were 6,819 housing units at an average density of 501. 9/sq mi (193. 7/km²). The racial makeup of the city was 95. 81% White, 0. 78% African American, 0. 56% Native American, 1. 03% Asian, 0. 03% Pacific Islander, 0. 42% from other races, and 1. 36% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 1. 10% of the population.

There are 6,218 households out of which 26. The household is the basic unit of analysis in many Social, Microeconomic and Government models 3% have children under the age of 18 living with them, 38. 2% were married couples living together, 12. NOTICE TO WOULD-BE ROMEOS ************** 1% had a female householder with no husband present, and 45. 8% were non-families. 38. 6% of all households were made up of individuals and 16. 2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2. 13 and the average family size was 2. 84.

In the city the population was spread out with 19. 7% under the age of 18, 18. 5% from 18 to 24, 24. 1% from 25 to 44, 19. 5% from 45 to 64, and 18. 1% who were 65 years of age or older. The median age was 36 years. For every 100 females there were 85. 0 males. For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 81. 7 males.

The median income for a household in the city was $26,816, and the median income for a family was $38,052. Males had a median income of $30,086 versus $22,037 for females. The per capita income for the city was $16,430. Per capita income means how much each individual receives in monetary terms of the yearly income generated in the country 19. 2% of the population and 15. 1% of families were below the federal poverty level. Poverty (also called penury) is deprivation of common necessities that determine the quality of life including food clothing shelter and safe Drinking water, and Statewide, 10. 9% of the population was below the poverty level. ^[9] In Kennebec County, 11. 1% of the population was below the federal poverty level. Thus, although the county poverty rate is close to the state poverty rate, the poverty rate for Waterville is higher--typical for a regional center whose suburbs have grown in population.

Out of the total population, 29. 7% of those under the age of 18 and 14. 7% of those 65 and older were living below the poverty line.

Transportation

• Robert LaFleur Airport
• Interstate 95
• Springfield Terminal Railway Intermodal Facility: Waterville Intermodal Facility^[10]

Media

Waterville is home to one daily newspaper the Morning Sentinel and a weekly, the Colby College Echo. Waterville Robert Lafleur Airport is a General aviation airport located two miles (3 km) southwest of the Central business district (CBD of In the US state of Maine, Interstate 95, or I-95, is a 305-mile long freeway running from the New Hampshire state line near The Morning Sentinel is a seven-day morning Daily newspaper published in Waterville Maine, USA. The city is also home to Fox affiliate WPFO and Daystar rebroadcaster WFYW-LP both serving the Portland market and to several radio stations including Colby's WMHB, country WEBB, adult standards WTVL and MPBN on 91. WPFO, channel 23 is the Fox -affiliated Television station for Portland Maine that is licensed to Waterville. WFYW is a low-power Television station licensed to Waterville Maine, broadcasting locally on channel 41 as an affiliate of 3ABN. Portland is the largest city in the US state of Maine and the County seat of Cumberland County. WMHB, 897 FM Waterville is the radio station of Colby College in Waterville Maine, USA Country music is a blend of popular musical forms originally found in the Southern United States and the Appalachian Mountains. WEBB is a country formatted FM radio station licensed to Waterville Maine located at 98 Adult Standards is a North American Radio format heard primarily on AM or class A FM stations WJZN and WTVL collectively known as Kool AM 1400 and 1490 are AM Radio stations located in Maine. The Maine Public Broadcasting Network (abbreviated MPBN) is a television and radio broadcasting network located in the state of Maine in the United States 3 FM, .

Sister cities

• -Kotlas, Russia

Sites of interest

• Colby College Museum of Art
• Perkins Arboretum
• Waterville Historical Society - Redington Museum
• Waterville Public Library
• Waterville Opera House
• Waterville - Winslow Footbridge ( Two Cent Bridge )

References

• History of Waterville, Maine (1886)
• History of Waterville, Maine
• A Short History of Waterville, Maine (2006)

External links

• City of Waterville, Maine
• Waterville Public Library
• Waterville Main Street
• Morning Sentinel, Waterville's newspaper

• Waterville, Maine is at coordinates 44°33′07″N 69°38′45″W / 44.552051, -69.645839 (Waterville, Maine)Coordinates: 44°33′07″N 69°38′45″W / 44.552051, -69.645839 (Waterville, Maine)

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