Lincolnville, Maine, United States

🇺🇸 Lincolnville is a town in Waldo County, Maine, United States. Lincolnville is the mainland terminal for Maine State Ferry Service transport to Islesboro.

History Approximately 10,000 years ago, a glacier covered the area to a depth of several thousand feet, carving irregular landforms that survive today. The earliest artifact of European origin was fragments of a 1650–1660 clay pipe, probably a trade good with the native population. First settled in 1770 by Nathan Knight, the town was incorporated in 1802 from Canaan and Ducktrap plantations. It was named for General Benjamin Lincoln, a Revolutionary War General and friend of Henry Knox.

In an 1807 vote to separate from Massachusetts, it was one of three coastal communities to push for separation (with Bath and Brunswick).

On October 22, 1844, local members of the Millerite sect climbed Megunticook Mountain to await the end of the world and the Second Coming. The event was dubbed the Great Disappointment. They hadn't prepared for the winter, so other Lincolnville residents housed them to help them survive the winter months.

The first school in Lincolnville was a three-sided log cabin behind Nathan Knight's home with a perpendicular ledge for a fourth wall; the ledge served to support a blackboard.

Lamb School was one of the other earlier schools in Lincolnville owned by the Lamb family. It closed in 1912. A sign put up by the Lincolnville Historical Society is now in its place.

Over the years, the population continued to grow until it was incorporated in 1802. A bicentennial celebration was celebrated by the town in 2002.

Geography According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 43.65 square miles (113.05 km²), of which 37.34 square miles (96.71 km²) is land and 6.31 square miles (16.34 km²) is water. Located along the western side of Penobscot Bay, Lincolnville is drained by

Located along the western side of Penobscot Bay, Lincolnville is drained by the Ducktrap River. Principal bodies of water include: Megunticook Lake, Norton Pond (123 acres), Coleman Pond (225 acres), Moody Pond (61 acres) and Levenseller Pond (34 acres).

The town is served by U.S. Route 1, Maine State Routes 173, 52 and 235. It is bordered by Belmont on the north, Northport on the north-east, Penobscot Bay on the east, Camden on the south, Hope on the west and Searsmont on the northwest.

Education Lincolnville is part of School Union 69 (with the Towns of Hope and Appleton), which operates the Lincolnville Central School (LCS), for grades K–8 and is part of the Five Town Consolidated School District (with the towns of Hope, Appleton, Rockport and Camden), which operates Camden Hills Regional High School. Dianne Helprin is the Superintendent of School Union 69 and Maria Libby is the Superintendent of the Five Town CSD. The principal of LCS is Paul Russo of Hope, Maine, as of the 2021-2022 school year.