Shapleigh Maine Real Estate and Community Information

Shapleigh is a town in York County, in the Portland metro area. The community was named after Nicholas Shapleigh, landowner

In regard to scenery, the town is diversified with hill and hollow, and woods of oak, beech and maple. West of the centre of the town is a remarkable valley surrounded by hills, and known as “The Hopper.” The carriage roads are good, but there is no railroad in town; the nearest station being that in East Lebanon, on the Portland and Rochester Railroad. The business centres named in the order of their importance are, Aeton Corners, Milton Mills, North Acton and South Acton. The number of acres of land in the town is 18,127. Little Ossipee River and Baich Pond form the northern boundary. Mousam River takes its rise from Square and Mousam ponds, at the eastern border of the town. It has also the Hubbard, Bracket and Richer streams. Its chief water powers are on the Little Ossipee river,— where are a saw and grist mill, and a felt mill—and at the head of Salmon Falls River, where there is a saw mill for general work.

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