Editing Poland, Maine

{{Short description| Town in the state of Maine, United States}}
{{About|the town in Maine|the country of the same name|Poland}}
{{About|||Poland (disambiguation)}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=May 2024}}
{{Infobox settlement
| official_name      = Poland, Maine
| settlement_type    = [[New England town|Town]]

<!-- Images -->| image_skyline      = The Poland Spring House, Poland, ME.jpg
| imagesize          = 250px
| image_caption      = The Poland Spring House (1876–1975)

<!-- Maps -->| image_seal         = PolandMEseal.png
| image_map          = Androscoggin County Maine Incorporated Areas Poland Highlighted.png
| mapsize            = 250px
| map_caption        = Location of Poland (in yellow) in Androscoggin County and the state of Maine
| pushpin_map        = USA
| pushpin_map_caption = Location in the United States
| pushpin_map_alt    = Map of USA

<!-- Location -->| subdivision_type   = [[List of sovereign states|Country]]
| subdivision_name   = United States
| subdivision_type1  = [[U.S. state|State]]
| subdivision_name1  = [[Maine]]
| subdivision_type2  = [[List of counties in Maine|County]]
| subdivision_name2  = [[Androscoggin County, Maine|Androscoggin]]
| parts_type         = Villages
| parts              = Poland<br />[[East Poland, Maine|East&nbsp;Poland]]<br />Empire <br />Hackett&nbsp;Mills<br />Moussam<br />Poland&nbsp;Spring<br />South&nbsp;Poland<br />[[West Poland, Maine|West&nbsp;Poland]]
| established_title  = Incorporated
| established_date   = 1795

<!-- Area -->| unit_pref          = Imperial
| area_footnotes     = <ref name ="Gazetteer files"/>
| area_total_km2     = 122.22
| area_land_km2      = 109.38
| area_water_km2     = 12.85
| area_total_sq_mi   = 47.19
| area_land_sq_mi    = 42.23
| area_water_sq_mi   = 4.96

<!-- Population -->| population_as_of   = [[2020 United States census|2020]]
| population_total   = 5906
| population_density_km2 = 54.0

<!-- General information -->| timezone           = [[North American Eastern Time Zone|Eastern (EST)]]
| utc_offset         = -5
| timezone_DST       = EDT
| utc_offset_DST     = -4
| elevation_m        = 114
| elevation_ft       = 374
| coordinates        = {{coord|44|2|57|N|70|23|27|W|region:US-ME|display=inline}}
| postal_code_type   = [[ZIP Code]]s
| postal_code        = 04274 (Poland)<br/>04230 ([[East Poland, Maine|East Poland]])<br/>04291 ([[West Poland, Maine|West Poland]])
| area_code          = [[Area code 207|207]]
| blank_name         = [[Federal Information Processing Standard|FIPS code]]
| blank_info         = 23-60020
| blank1_name        = [[Geographic Names Information System|GNIS]] feature ID
| blank1_info        = 0582680
| website            = {{URL|www.polandtownoffice.org}}
}}
'''Poland''' is a [[New England town|town]] in [[Androscoggin County, Maine|Androscoggin County]], [[Maine]], United States. The population was 5,906 at the [[2020 United States census|2020 census]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://data.census.gov/cedsci/profile?g=0600000US2300160020|title=Census - Geography Profile: Poland town, Androscoggin County, Maine|access-date=January 12, 2022}}</ref> Set among rolling hills and numerous lakes, the town is home to [[Range Ponds State Park]], which includes hiking trails and a pristine freshwater beach. Poland is also a historic resort area. It is included in the [[Lewiston-Auburn]], Maine [[metropolitan statistical area]], which itself is part of the Greater [[Portland, Maine|Portland]]-[[Lewiston, Maine|Lewiston]] [[Combined Statistical Area]].

==History==
Land was granted by the [[Massachusetts General Court]] in 1765 to officers and soldiers who served with Sir [[William Phips]] in the 1690 [[Battle of Quebec (1690)|Battle of Quebec]]. It replaced a 1736 grant made to them called Bakerstown (now [[Salisbury, New Hampshire]]) which was ruled invalid in 1741 at the separation of [[New Hampshire]] from [[Massachusetts]]. The new plantation was also called Bakerstown (after Captain Thomas Baker), and included present-day Poland, [[Minot, Maine|Minot]], [[Mechanic Falls, Maine|Mechanic Falls]] and the greater part of [[Auburn, Maine|Auburn]].<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/n302 265]| url = https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_OcoMAAAAYAAJ| quote = coolidge mansfield history description new england 1859.  }}</ref>

Settled in 1767 by Nathaniel Bailey and Daniel Lane, Bakerstown Plantation would be incorporated as Poland on February 17, 1795. Poland is named after an "ancient melody" of the same name.<ref name="PolandHistory">{{cite web | url=https://www.polandtownoffice.org/historical-society/pages/history-poland-maine | title=History of Poland, Maine | publisher=Town of Poland, Maine | work=polandtownoffice.org | access-date=May 20, 2021}}</ref>

At the beginning, Poland was an [[agriculture|agricultural]] town, with {{convert|600|acre|km2}} of the best land [[farming|farmed]] by the [[Shakers]] who settled at Poland Hill, north of the [[Sabbathday Lake Shaker Village]] in [[New Gloucester, Maine|New Gloucester]]. Called the North Family of Shakers, the village was founded by members who moved from [[Gorham, Maine|Gorham]] in 1819. The village lasted until 1887.<ref>[http://www.shaker.lib.me.us/brochure2.html The Sabbathday Lake Shakers and the Rickers of the Poland Spring Hotel], Shaker.lib.me.us</ref>

Industry was attracted to Poland's [[water power]] sites. In 1859, when the population was 2,660, it had four [[sawmill]]s, a [[gristmill]], a [[Tanning (leather)|tannery]] and a [[carriage]] factory. The [[St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad]] passed through the northeastern corner of the town, spurring development and bringing tourists drawn to its scenic ponds and gentle hills. By 1893, when Mechanic Falls was set off as a separate town, Poland had evolved into a [[Gilded Age]] resort town.<ref>{{Citation
  | last = Varney
  | first = George J.
  | title = Gazetteer of the state of Maine. Poland
  | place = Boston
  | publisher = Russell
  | year = 1886
  | url = http://history.rays-place.com/me/poland-me.htm }}
</ref>

In 1797, The Wentworth Ricker Inn in South Poland opened at the homestead Jabez Ricker, acquired from a 1794 land swap with the Alfred Shaker Village in [[Alfred, Maine|Alfred]]. But when the [[railroad]] replaced [[stagecoach|stage]] travel, patronage declined and the inn closed. Then a grandson, Hiram Ricker, began proclaiming that the [[mineral spring]] on his family's property had cured his [[dyspepsia]]. People began arriving to sample the spring's curative waters, which flow 8 gallons a minute. Reopened in 1861, the inn was enlarged and renamed The Mansion House. But even that property could not handle the crowds of tourists, so in 1875 the family expanded the property, build an extravagant house that was dubbed "Ricker's [[folly]]" due to skepticism that such a large property would be successful.<ref name="History of the Poland Spring House">{{Cite web|url=http://baharris.org/historicpolandspring/PolandSpringHouse/PSH_1.htm|title=The Poland Spring House, South Poland, Maine|website=Baharris.org|access-date=February 1, 2022}}</ref>

On July 4, 1876, the Poland Spring House opened atop Ricker's Hill, an elevation of 800 feet (244 m) [[above sea level]] with magnificent views to the [[White Mountains (New Hampshire)|White Mountains]]. The hotel would be augmented over the years by architects [[John Calvin Stevens]], Albert Winslow Cobb and Harry Wilkerson. It became a self-contained and exclusive [[spa]], with guards at [[gatehouse]]s instructed to turn away sightseers. With luxurious accommodations for 450 guests, the hotel attracted the rich and famous. Patrons included [[Benjamin Butler (politician)|Gen. Benjamin Butler]], [[James G. Blaine|Sen. James G. Blaine]], [[Joan Crawford]], [[Jimmy Durante]], [[Jack Paar]] and [[Robert Goulet]]. But following [[World War II]], the era of grand hotels waned. When the Rickers sold the Poland Spring House, its new owners allowed the sprawling facilities to deteriorate. Apollo Industries purchased the hotel in 1963 and converted it to the largest Women's [[Job Corps]] facility in the United States. The Job Corps dormitory was vacated in 1969, and was destroyed by a spectacular fire on July 3, 1975.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.baharris.org/historicpolandspring/PolandSpringHouse/PSH_1.htm |title=The Poland Spring House |last=Harris |first=Brian |access-date=September 5, 2016 }}</ref>

Today, the water is bottled and sold as [[Poland Spring]] water by [[BlueTriton Brands]].

<gallery>
Image:Looking North at Poland, ME.jpg|View of Poland, looking north, {{circa|1905}}
Image:Residence of Gov. Bert M. Fernald, West Poland, ME.jpg|Home of Gov. Fernald {{circa|1910}}
Image:The Mansion House, South Poland, ME.jpg|The Mansion House in 1915
</gallery>

===1978 P-3 Orion crash===

[[File:Orion.usnavy.750pix.jpg|thumb|right|P-3 Orion similar to the one which fell on Tripp Corner.]]
Poland was the site of one of the last major accidents involving aircraft from Maine's [[Cold War]] air bases. A [[United States Navy]] patrol bomber from [[Naval Air Station Brunswick]] Patrol Squadron 8 ([[VP-8]]) disintegrated over Poland on September 22, 1978. An over-pressurized fuel tank caused the port wing of the [[Lockheed P-3 Orion]] to separate at the outboard engine.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.vpnavy.com/vp8_mishap.html|title=VP-8 Mishap|publisher=U.S.Navy Patrol Squadrons|access-date=January 21, 2012}}</ref> The detached wing sheared off part of the tail; and aerodynamic forces caused the remaining engines and starboard wing to detach from the fuselage. Debris rained down over a wide area near the Tripp Corner intersection on Route 11 shortly after noon. No homes were hit, but an explosive fuel-air fire following impact broke some windows. There were no survivors from the plane's eight-man crew.<ref>{{cite web|title=The ultimate sacrifice; wreck sites a reminder of military plane disasters|url=http://www.sunjournal.com/oxford-hills/story/907518|publisher=Lewiston Sun Journal|access-date=March 17, 2013|author=M. Dirk M. Dirk|date=January 20, 2012}}</ref>

==Geography==
According to the [[United States Census Bureau]], the town has a total area of {{convert|47.19|sqmi|sqkm|2}}, of which {{convert|42.23|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is land and {{convert|4.96|sqmi|sqkm|2}} is water.<ref name ="Gazetteer files">{{cite web|title=US Gazetteer files 2010|url=https://www.census.gov/geo/maps-data/data/gazetteer2010.html|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=December 16, 2012}}</ref> Poland is drained by the [[Little Androscoggin River]].

The town is crossed by state routes [[Maine State Route 11|11]], [[Maine State Route 26|26]] and 122. It is bordered by the towns of [[Mechanic Falls, Maine|Mechanic Falls]] to the north, [[Minot, Maine|Minot]] to the northeast, [[Auburn, Maine|Auburn]] to the east, [[New Gloucester, Maine|New Gloucester]] to the southeast, [[Casco, Maine|Casco]] and [[Raymond, Maine|Raymond]] to the southwest, and [[Otisfield, Maine|Otisfield]] and [[Oxford, Maine|Oxford]] to the northwest.

===Tripp Pond===
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| width              = 
| area               = {{convert|735|acre}}<ref name=web>{{cite web|url=http://www.pearl.maine.edu/Browseglobal.asp?PNI=LAKES_STREAMS&NoOfInputs=0&mode=DATA&TABLENAME=ADMIN_GMC03&action=DISPLAYFIELDS|title=Maine Lakes: Morphometry and Geographic Information|access-date=July 31, 2008|author=Maine Depts. of Environmental Protection and Inland Fisheries & Wildlife|date=August 4, 2005|publisher=Senator George J. Mitchell Center for Environmental and Watershed Research, The [[University of Maine]]|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060903111335/http://www.pearl.maine.edu/Browseglobal.asp?PNI=LAKES_STREAMS&NoOfInputs=0&mode=DATA&TABLENAME=ADMIN_GMC03&action=DISPLAYFIELDS|archive-date=September 3, 2006|url-status=dead}}</ref>
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Tripp Pond is on the west side of Maine State Route 11, which provides shoulder parking for public access to the east shore of the pond. There is a ramp for trailered boats at the south end of the pond. Summer water temperatures are too high for [[trout]], but the pond provides good habitat for [[white perch]] and [[largemouth bass]].<ref name=f&g/> The north end of the pond overflows through a series of shallow ponds to the [[Little Androscoggin River]] near Welchville in the town of [[Oxford, Maine]] {{convert|5|mi|km}} to the north.<ref name=dmc/>

===Climate===
This [[climate|climatic]] region is typified by large seasonal temperature differences, with warm to hot (and often humid) summers and cold (sometimes severely cold) winters.  According to the [[Köppen climate classification]] system, Poland has a [[humid continental climate]], ''Dfb'' on climate maps.<ref>{{Cite web|url=http://www.weatherbase.com/weather/weather-summary.php3?s=593621&cityname=Poland,+Maine,+United+States+of+America&units=|title=Poland, Maine Koppen Climate Classification (Weatherbase)|website=Weatherbase.com|access-date=February 1, 2022}}</ref>

{{Weather box   <!-- Infobox begins -->
| single line = Y
| location    = Poland, Maine, 1991–2020 normals, extremes 2000&ndash;present

|Jan record high F = 62
|Feb record high F = 66
|Mar record high F = 83
|Apr record high F = 90
|May record high F = 91
|Jun record high F = 95
|Jul record high F = 94
|Aug record high F = 96
|Sep record high F = 95
|Oct record high F = 82
|Nov record high F = 73
|Dec record high F = 65

|Jan avg record high F = 51.5
|Feb avg record high F = 49.4
|Mar avg record high F = 59.1
|Apr avg record high F = 75.3
|May avg record high F = 84.8
|Jun avg record high F = 88.2
|Jul avg record high F = 89.9
|Aug avg record high F = 88.9
|Sep avg record high F = 85.5
|Oct avg record high F = 73.9
|Nov avg record high F = 64.0
|Dec avg record high F = 53.7
|year avg record high F = 92.0

<!-- Average high temperatures -->
| Jan high F  =27.4
| Feb high F  =30.2
| Mar high F  =38.2
| Apr high F  =51.7
| May high F  =63.5
| Jun high F  =73.1
| Jul high F  =78.0
| Aug high F  =77.1
| Sep high F  =68.9
| Oct high F  =55.9
| Nov high F  =43.8
| Dec high F  =33.5
<!-- Mean daily temperature -->
| Jan mean F  =19.0
| Feb mean F  =21.3
| Mar mean F  =29.4
| Apr mean F  =41.7
| May mean F  =53.3
| Jun mean F  =62.6
| Jul mean F  =68.2
| Aug mean F  =66.9
| Sep mean F  =58.6
| Oct mean F  =46.7
| Nov mean F  =35.9
| Dec mean F  =25.9
<!-- Average low temperatures -->
| Jan low F  =10.6
| Feb low F  =12.4
| Mar low F  =20.5
| Apr low F  =31.7
| May low F  =43.0
| Jun low F  =52.0
| Jul low F  =58.5
| Aug low F  =56.6
| Sep low F  =48.3
| Oct low F  =37.5
| Nov low F  =28.0
| Dec low F  =18.3

|Jan avg record low F = -5.2
|Feb avg record low F = -2.2
|Mar avg record low F = 4.7
|Apr avg record low F = 23.1
|May avg record low F = 34.0
|Jun avg record low F = 43.3
|Jul avg record low F = 51.8
|Aug avg record low F = 48.5
|Sep avg record low F = 37.0
|Oct avg record low F = 28.6
|Nov avg record low F = 15.5
|Dec avg record low F = 3.0
|year avg record low F = -7.4

|Jan record low F = -16
|Feb record low F = -19
|Mar record low F = -6
|Apr record low F = 14
|May record low F = 30
|Jun record low F = 35
|Jul record low F = 45
|Aug record low F = 44
|Sep record low F = 30
|Oct record low F = 23
|Nov record low F = 2
|Dec record low F = -10

<!-- Total precipitation, this should include rain and snow. -->
| precipitation colour    =  green
| Jan precipitation inch  =3.11
| Feb precipitation inch  =3.00
| Mar precipitation inch  =3.67
| Apr precipitation inch  =4.38
| May precipitation inch  =3.70
| Jun precipitation inch  =4.92
| Jul precipitation inch  =4.00
| Aug precipitation inch  =3.91
| Sep precipitation inch  =3.96
| Oct precipitation inch  =5.94
| Nov precipitation inch  =4.42
| Dec precipitation inch  =4.20

|unit precipitation days = 0.01 in
|Jan precipitation days = 10.0
|Feb precipitation days = 9.3
|Mar precipitation days = 9.8
|Apr precipitation days = 12.3
|May precipitation days = 14.1
|Jun precipitation days = 15.1
|Jul precipitation days = 12.8
|Aug precipitation days = 12.2
|Sep precipitation days = 10.5
|Oct precipitation days = 13.1
|Nov precipitation days = 11.5
|Dec precipitation days = 11.3
|year precipitation days = 142.0

<!-- Snowfall -->
| Jan snow inch  =18.0
| Feb snow inch  =20.5
| Mar snow inch  =14.8
| Apr snow inch  =4.2
| May snow inch  =0.1
| Jun snow inch  =0.0
| Jul snow inch  =0.0
| Aug snow inch  =0.0
| Sep snow inch  =0.0
| Oct snow inch  =1.4
| Nov snow inch  =3.8
| Dec snow inch  =17.3

|unit snow days = 0.1 in
|Jan snow days = 8.5
|Feb snow days = 7.3
|Mar snow days = 5.4
|Apr snow days = 2.0
|May snow days = 0.1
|Jun snow days = 0.0
|Jul snow days = 0.0
|Aug snow days = 0.0
|Sep snow days = 0.0
|Oct snow days = 0.2
|Nov snow days = 2.4
|Dec snow days = 6.8

|source 1 = NOAA<ref name = NOAA>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.ncei.noaa.gov/access/services/data/v1?dataset=normals-monthly-1991-2020&stations=USC00176856&format=pdf&dataTypes=MLY-TMAX-NORMAL,MLY-TMIN-NORMAL,MLY-TAVG-NORMAL,MLY-PRCP-NORMAL,MLY-SNOW-NORMAL
|publisher = National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration
|title = U.S. Climate Normals Quick Access – Station: Poland, ME
|access-date = March 5, 2023
}}
</ref>
|source 2 = National Weather Service (mean maxima/minima 2006&ndash;2020)<ref name = NOWData>
{{cite web
|url = https://www.weather.gov/wrh/climate?wfo=gyx
|publisher = National Weather Service
|title = NOAA Online Weather Data – NWS Gray
|access-date = March 5, 2023
}}
</ref>
}}

==Demographics==
{{US Census population
|1800= 2125
|1810= 850
|1820= 1353
|1830= 1916
|1840= 2360
|1850= 2660
|1860= 2746
|1870= 2436
|1880= 2442
|1890= 2472
|1900= 1648
|1910= 1382
|1920= 1399
|1930= 1503
|1940= 1441
|1950= 1503
|1960= 1537
|1970= 2015
|1980= 3578
|1990= 4342
|2000= 4866
|2010= 5376
|2020= 5906
|footnote=U.S. Decennial Census<ref name="DecennialCensus">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov/programs-surveys/decennial-census.html|title=Census of Population and Housing|publisher=Census.gov|access-date=June 4, 2015}}</ref>
}}

===2010 census===
As of the [[census]]<ref name ="wwwcensusgov">{{cite web|title=U.S. Census website|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=December 16, 2012}}</ref> of 2010, there were 5,376 people, 2,140 households, and 1,581 families living in the town. The [[population density]] was {{convert|127.3|PD/sqmi|PD/km2|1}}. There were 2,679 housing units at an average density of {{convert|63.4|/sqmi|/km2|1}}. The racial makeup of the town was 97.4% [[White (U.S. Census)|White]], 0.4% [[African American (U.S. Census)|African American]], 0.3% [[Native American (U.S. Census)|Native American]], 0.4% [[Asian (U.S. Census)|Asian]], 0.2% from [[Race (U.S. Census)|other races]], and 1.3% from two or more races. [[Hispanic (U.S. Census)|Hispanic]] or [[Latino (U.S. Census)|Latino]] of any race were 0.6% of the population.

There were 2,140 households, of which 31.5% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 59.6% were [[Marriage|married couples]] living together, 8.9% had a female householder with no husband present, 5.4% had a male householder with no wife present, and 26.1% were non-families. 18.5% of all households were made up of individuals, and 6.4% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older. The average household size was 2.49 and the average family size was 2.81.

The median age in the town was 43.4 years. 22.2% of residents were under the age of 18; 5.8% were between the ages of 18 and 24; 24.7% were from 25 to 44; 35% were from 45 to 64; and 12.2% were 65 years of age or older. The gender makeup of the town was 50.0% male and 50.0% female.

===2000 census===
Per the [[census]]<ref name="GR2">{{cite web|url=https://www.census.gov|publisher=[[United States Census Bureau]]|access-date=January 31, 2008|title=U.S. Census website}}</ref> of 2000, there were 4,866 people, 1,845 households, and 1,437 families living in the town.

The median income for a household in the town was $47,824, and the median income for a family was $55,427. Males had a median income of $33,284 versus $23,926 for females. The [[per capita income]] for the town was $22,346.  About 1.8% of families and 3.4% of the population were below the [[poverty line]], including 2.0% of those under age 18 and 4.7% of those age 65 or over.

'''Voter registration'''
{| class=wikitable
|+ Voter Registration and Party Enrollment as of January 2015<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://maine.gov/sos/cec/elec/data/r-e-active.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=June 20, 2015 |archive-date=September 25, 2019 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190925052309/https://www.maine.gov/sos/cec/elec/data/r-e-active.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>
|-
! colspan = 2 | Party
! Total Voters
! Percentage
|-
| {{party color cell|Independent Party (United States)}}
| Unenrolled
| align = center | 1,639
| align = center | 39.7%
|-
| {{party color cell|Republican Party (United States)}}
| [[Maine Republican Party|Republican]]
| align = center | 1,207
| align = center | 29.2%
|-
| {{party color cell|Democratic Party (United States)}}
| [[Maine Democratic Party|Democratic]]
| align = center | 1,052
| align = center | 25.5%
|-
| {{party color cell|Green Party (United States)}}
| [[Maine Green Independent Party|Green Independent]]
| align = center | 230
| align = center | 5.6%
|-
! colspan = 2 | Total
! align = center | 4,128
! align = center | 100%
|}

==Education==

The Town of Poland is a member of [[Regional School Unit 16]] (RSU 16). Poland Regional High School (PRHS) serves as the district high school of RSU 16 and is open to all high school-age students of Poland, [[Mechanic Falls, Maine|Mechanic Falls]], and [[Minot, Maine|Minot]], Maine. Students from [[Raymond, Maine|Raymond]], Maine, as well, attend PRHS on a tuition basis. The school's athletic teams compete in Maine class "B" athletics. The school's [[mascot]] is the knight and the [[school colors]] are blue and silver. Connected to the high school is Bruce M. Whittier Middle School.  This school serves all three towns' 7th and 8th grade students (as of 2010).  Both schools opened in 1999. Poland Community School, last expanded in 2002, serves Poland's K–6 students.

[[Elan School]], a private 8–12 [[behavior modification]] [[boarding school]] that faced numerous reports of abuse throughout its existence, opened in Poland in 1970 and remained until 2011.<ref>"[http://www.elanschool.com/about.htm About Elan School]." ''[[Elan School]]''. Retrieved on March 25, 2009.</ref>

==Popular culture==

Two episodes of the popular 1960s television series ''[[Route 66 (TV series)|Route 66]]'' were filmed in Poland: "Come Out, Come Out, Wherever You Are" (1963) starring [[Lon Chaney Jr.]]; and "Same Picture, Different Frame" (1963) starring [[Joan Crawford]], [[Tom Bosley]], and [[Patrick O'Neal (actor)|Patrick O'Neal]].<ref>[https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0690480/ Route 66: Same Picture, Different Frame] and [https://www.imdb.com/title/tt0690437/ Come Out Come Out Wherever You Are] both Retrieved June 28, 2008</ref>

==Sites of interest==
* Old Poland Corner Schoolhouse
* Poland Spring Preservation Society
* Range Ponds State Park

==Notable people==
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* [[J. N. Andrews|John Nevins Andrews]], minister, missionary, writer, editor and scholar
* [[Augustus Burbank]], physician, born in Poland
* [[Eleazer Burbank]], physician, father of Augustus, practiced in Poland
* [[David Boyer]], state legislator<ref>{{Cite web |author=WGME Staff |date=March 5, 2024 |title=Maine lawmaker pushes for changes in cannabis laws |url=https://wgme.com/news/local/maine-lawmaker-pushes-for-changes-in-cannabis-laws-weed-marijuana-republican-representative-david-boyer-office-of-cannabis-policy |access-date=April 27, 2024 |website=WGME |language=en}}</ref>
* [[Irving Gilman Davis]], economist and educator
* [[Moncena Dunn (soldier)|Moncena Dunn]], bookkeeper and army officer
* [[Bert M. Fernald]], US senator and 47th [[List of Governors of Maine|governor of Maine]]
* [[Jabez K. Walker]], Wisconsin assemblyman
* [[Amos Whitney]], founder of [[Pratt and Whitney]]

==References==
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==Further reading==
* Bryant F. Tolles Jr., ''The Grand Resort Hotels of the White Mountains'', 1998, David R. Godine, publishers, Boston, Massachusetts

==External links==

{{Commons category|Poland, Maine}}
* [http://www.polandtownoffice.org Town of Poland, Maine]
* [http://www.rm.lib.me.us/ Ricker Memorial Library]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20110716083822/http://www.sledmaine.com/clubs/poland.htm Poland Sno Travelers Snowmobile Club]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20120206023929/http://www.poland-hs.u29.k12.me.us/ Poland Regional High School]
* [https://web.archive.org/web/20080512043342/http://www.maine.gov/local/androscoggin/poland/ Maine.gov – Poland, Maine]
*[http://www.mainegenealogy.net/individual_place_record.asp?place=poland Maine Genealogy: Poland, Androscoggin County, Maine]

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