Auburn

Auburn is a city in Androscoggin County, taking its name from the poem "The Deserted Village" by Oliver Goldsmith. It is located next to the Little Androscoggin River and The Androscoggin River, and contains two major bodies of water: Lake Auburn and Taylor Pond.

The area was first settled in 1786, and created as its own town (distinct from Minot) on February 24, 1842. It was incorporated as a city in 1868. As it grew, the city annexed land from towns around it, including Poland, Minot and Danville. It gained power as a mill town and factory center after the construction of the bridge to Lewiston in 1823, and the connection of the city to the Atlantic and St. Lawrence Railroad to Portland in 1848.

Education

 * Park Ave Elementry School
 * Edward Little High School
 * Auburn Middle School
 * St.Doms High School
 * Walton Elementry School

Famous People

 * Tony Atlas, professional wrestler
 * John Bower, skier
 * Lenny Breau, jazz guitarist
 * Aaron S. Daggett, last surviving Civil War general
 * T. A. D. Fessenden, congressman
 * Robert Luce, congressman
 * Elmer Drew Merrill, botanist
 * George Perkins Merrill, geologist
 * Julie M. J. Parisien, skier
 * Billy Silverman, referee
 * Charles Small, baseball player
 * Olympia Snowe, US Senator, US Congresswoman

National historic places in Auburn

 * A. A. Garcelon House
 * Androscoggin County Courthouse and Jail
 * Auburn Public Library
 * Barker Mill
 * Charles A. Jordan House
 * Charles L. Cushman House
 * Edward Little House
 * Engine House
 * First Universalist Church (Auburn, Maine)
 * Frank L. Dingley House
 * Free Baptist Church
 * Gay-Munroe House
 * Gilead Railroad Station, Former
 * Holman Day House
 * Horace Munroe House
 * Horatio G. Foss House
 * Lamoreau Site
 * Main Street Historic District (Auburn)
 * Roak Block
 * William A. Robinson House
 * William Briggs Homestead