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==History== [[Abenaki]] [[Indigenous peoples of the Americas|Indians]] called the falls ''Anmecangin'', meaning "much fish". The area was once part of Little River Plantation, a portion of which was incorporated in 1799 as Thompsonborough, then renamed in 1802 after [[Lisbon]], [[Portugal]]. In 1806, Lisbon annexed the remainder of Little River Plantation. With water power from the [[Androscoggin River]], Lisbon Falls became a small mill town.<ref name=Coolidge>{{Cite book | last = Coolidge | first = Austin J.|author2=John B. Mansfield | title = A History and Description of New England| publisher = A.J. Coolidge | year = 1859| location = Boston, Massachusetts| page = [https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_OcoMAAAAYAAJ/page/n230 196]| url = https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_OcoMAAAAYAAJ| quote = coolidge mansfield history description new england 1859. }}</ref> Before it burned down in 1987, the [[Worumbo Mill]] was the main mill in Lisbon Falls. It had been incorporated in 1864, and was world-famous for its [[woolen]]s.<ref>{{Citation | last = Varney | first = George J. | title = Gazetteer of the state of Maine. Lisbon | place = Boston | publisher = Russell | year = 1886 | url = http://history.rays-place.com/me/lisbon-me.htm | access-date = 2007-09-16 | archive-url = http://wayback.archive-it.org/all/20170505170557/http://history.rays-place.com/me/lisbon-me.htm | archive-date = 2017-05-05 | url-status = dead }}</ref> Especially well known were its [[vicuña wool]] products, which became famous when President [[Dwight D. Eisenhower|Eisenhower's]] Chief of Staff, [[Sherman Adams]], received a vicuna sport coat as a gift from a wealthy industrialist and had to resign due to the resulting scandal. The town's primary employment{{Citation needed|date=September 2013}} was at a gypsum mill, which closed in 2009. Another large employer is [[Bath Iron Works]], in nearby [[Bath, Maine]]. The town is famous for its Moxie Days, a celebration of the soft drink [[Moxie]], which is sold at Frank Anicetti's corner store. The store's official name is the Kennebec Fruit Company, but it is commonly referred to as The Moxie Store and is recognizable by its bright yellow paint job. Moxie Days in Lisbon Falls is attended by thousands from around the world each summer.<ref>[http://www.mainethingstodo.com/mttd/2010/01/95-drink-moxie/ Maine Things to Do -- Moxie Festival] {{webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20100922071329/http://www.mainethingstodo.com/mttd/2010/01/95-drink-moxie/ |date=2010-09-22 }}</ref>
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