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Waldoboro, Maine

Waldoboro is a town in Lincoln County, Maine, United States. The population was 5,154 at the 2020 census.[5] Waldoboro was incorporated in 1773 and developed a reputation as a ship building and port facility from the banks of the Medomak River. The town's strong agricultural and fishing legacy continues today, with recently renewed enthusiasm for traditional natural fiber production, cheesemaking, farm brewing, fermentation, soapmaking, and other lost agrarian arts.[6] Waldoboro is becoming a popular destination, with miles of scenic river frontage, a thriving arts community, and historical interest in its past as a German settlement.

Waldoboro, Maine

United States

June 29, 1773[3]

78.86 sq mi (204.25 km2)

71.50 sq mi (185.18 km2)

7.36 sq mi (19.06 km2)

5,154

72/sq mi (27.8/km2)

UTC-4 (EDT)

[19]

German Church and Cemetery

Hutchins House (Hall Funeral Home)

Ludwig, Godfrey, House

Reed, Co. Isaac G. House

U.S. Customhouse and Post Office

built by Carroll Cooney

Waldo Theatre

Waldoborough Town Pound

Wetherill Site

Geography[edit]

According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 78.86 square miles (204.25 km2), of which 71.50 square miles (185.18 km2) is land and 7.36 square miles (19.06 km2) is water.[4] Waldoboro is located at the head of navigation on the Medomak River.

Infrastructure[edit]

Transportation[edit]

The town is served by U.S. Route 1 and state routes 32, 220 and 235.

— Grades 9–12

Medomak Valley High School

Medomak Valley Middle School — Grades 7–8

Miller Elementary School — Grades K–6

Regional School Unit 40 operates public schools.[23] Schools in Waldoboro:


Waldoboro Public Library serves the community.[24]

member of the 14th United States Congress; practiced medicine in Waldoboro[25]

Benjamin Brown

college football player and theatre owner

Carroll Trowbridge Cooney

poet[26]

Robert Creeley

filmmaker and Iraq War veteran; born in Waldoboro[27]

Tristan Dyer

U.S. House of Representatives 1859–1861, Maine House of Representatives 1838–1840, Maine Senate 1842–1845, Secretary of State of Maine 1845–1850, bank commissioner and worked as a newspaper editor in 1856, assisted in organizing the Republican Party in 1856

Ezra B. French

(1835–1907), educator and administrator

Harriet Newell Haskell

Revolutionary War veteran and one of the earliest-born people known to have been photographed

Conrad Heyer

naturalist and author; born and lived in Waldoboro

John Harvey Lovell

41st governor of Maine

Sebastian Streeter Marble

U.S House of Representatives, Speaker of the House. In 1929 John's father Joseph was buried in a pauper's grave in Waldoboro

John William McCormack

US senator, 60th governor of Maine[28]

Frederick G. Payne

US congressman; born in Waldoboro[29]

Isaac Reed

39th governor of Maine; practiced medicine in Waldoboro for a time

Frederick Robie

musician and composer

Aaron Robinson

religious leader; born in Waldoboro

Augusta Emma Stetson

Major League Baseball player and agent, scouted and signed Jackie Robinson[30]

Clyde Sukeforth

politician, logger, lobbyist, executive director of the Sportsman's Alliance of Maine

David Trahan

merchant, soldier, political figure and proprietor of Waldo County and the towns of Waldo and Waldoboro[31]

Samuel Waldo

Emily Reed (ship)

Seal of Maine

Paul Palmer (schooner)

Pemaquid River

Muscongus Bay

M*A*S*H Goes to Maine

German American

Ambrose Light (ship)

Chinook (dog)

Coastal Christian School (Maine)

Rockland Branch

Broadbay Township, Forsyth County, North Carolina

Maine School Administrative District 40

Concord Coach Lines

Town of Waldoboro official website

Waldoboro Public Library

Medomak Valley Land Trust

Alewife Enhancement Project

Maine Genealogy: Waldoboro, Lincoln County, Maine

Waldoboro Historical Society & Museum

City-Data.com

Old Broad Bay Family History Association