Waterville

Waterville is a town in Kennebec county.Home of Colby Collage. Waterville is the center for medicine and culture center in the region. The nickname of the city is Elm City.

History
Waterville lies on the western bank of the Kennebec river, adjoining Fairfield, in Somerset County, on the north. Winslow lies opposite on the east side of the river, Sidney forms the southern boundary, and West Waterville, the western. The town is 6 miles long, and about 2 in width. West Waterville was formed from it in 1873. The eastern and western lines of the Maine Central railway form a junction at the village; and extensive repair shops of the railroad company are there located. The principal stream in town is the Messalonske, which furnishes power near the village for several manufactories, among which are a grist-mill, a sash and blind factory, a shovel-handle factory, a tannery, a boot and shoe-shank factory, etc. On the Kennebec River are two large cotton factories of the Lockwood Company, and one or two saw-mills.

Sites of interest

 * Thomas College
 * Colby College Museum of Art
 * Atlantic Music Festival
 * Perkins Arboretum
 * Redington Museum
 * Waterville Public Library
 * Waterville Opera House
 * Waterville Main Street
 * Waterville - Winslow Footbridge (Two Cent Bridge)