History of Standish, Maine
From
A Gazetteer of the
State of Maine
By Geo. J. Varney
Published by B. B. Russell, 57 Cornhill,
Boston 1886
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Standish is situated on the south-west side of Lake
Sebago and is the most south-westerly part of Cumberland County. It contains territory, including an island and
part of Lake Sebago, equal to eight miles square. Standish is bound on the north by Lake Sebago, south-east by
Windham and Gorham, south by Buxton and Hollis, and west by Limington. The Saco River separates it from the towns
of York County on the west. At the north-eastern extremity of the town called Standish “Neck,” is the Basin of
Lake Sebago, from which issues the Presurnpscot River. The Portland and Ogdensburg railway passes through the town
along the southern extremity of the lake. The stations are Sebago Lake, Richville arid Steep Falls. Much of the
land is sandy plains, formerly covered with pines; yet there is considerable good farming land. The highest eminence
is Oak Hill. The principal bodies of water in the town are Great and Little Watchig, Bonny Eagle, and Rich’s Mill
Pond. The chief business centres are Standish Corner, Steep Falls, and the adjoining villages of South Standish
and Bonny Eagle Island. Lesser points are Wescott Falls, at the Basin, and Sebago Lake, which is a railway station
and a point of departure for the lake steamers and other boats. The manufactures are lumber, headings, shooks and
staves, carriages, clothing, flour and meal, ice, plaster, packing-boxes, etc; each of the villages having one
or more mills or factories for producing these articles. |
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