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unusual facts about Androscoggin River


Molly Ockett

She was well known by European settlers in the area and her name is still attached to numerous locales in the Androscoggin River valley and surrounding territory.


Chisholm, Maine

It is an industrial village named for Hugh J. Chisholm, who built the Otis Falls Pulp & Paper Company here in 1888 to use Androscoggin River water power.

Clear Stream

The stream flows southeast through the townships of Dixville and Millsfield before joining the Androscoggin River in the town of Errol.

Saint-Dominic Academy

Maine’s Lewiston-Auburn region is rich with Franco-American history, and families that immigrated to the area for opportunities that the textile mills and shoe shops along the Androscoggin River offered.


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Chickwolnepy Stream

The stream flows generally west to the Androscoggin River in the town of Milan, passing briefly through the township of Cambridge.

Mollidgewock Brook

The brook flows west and north through swampy areas and past low hills in the township of Cambridge before joining the Androscoggin River in the town of Errol.