Official Name: | Felch Corner, Maine |
Pushpin Map: | Maine#USA |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Maine |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | York |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation Ft: | 531 |
Coordinates: | 43.6789°N -70.7861°W |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 566089 |
Felch Corner is an unincorporated community in York County, Maine, United States.
Established by Abijah Felch and his wife Lydia Clarke, Felch Corner was the first settlement in the area. Felch had served in the American Revolutionary War, and then received a land grant "between the Great and Little Ossipee rivers...in the wilderness".[1] [2] [3] [4] Felch helped found nearby Limerick, and then served there as town clerk, assessor, treasurer and selectmen.[5] He later adopted his orphaned grandson, Alpheus Felch, the future governor of Michigan.[4]
An inn was established by Jacob Bradbury, and local elections were held there.[5]
Historic buildings in Felch Corner include the Hughes Home, the oldest house in the Limerick area, and Leavitt Tavern - established by Nathaniel Leavitt, a Captain under George Washington - now a private residence.[6]