Hebron, Maine
| Hebron, Maine | |
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Sturtevant Hall, Hebron Academy
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 Hebron, Maine
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| Coordinates: 44°13′4″N 70°22′44″W / 44.21778°N 70.37889°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Maine |
| County | Oxford |
| Incorporated | 1792 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 22.54 sq mi (58.38 km2) |
| • Land | 22.41 sq mi (58.04 km2) |
| • Water | 0.13 sq mi (0.34 km2) |
| Elevation | 531 ft (162 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,416 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 1,401 |
| • Density | 63.2/sq mi (24.4/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 04238 |
| Area code(s) | 207 |
| FIPS code | 23-32370 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0582516 |
Hebron is a town in Oxford County, Maine, United States. Hebron is included in the Lewiston-Auburn, Maine metropolitan New England city and town area. The town's history has always been interconnected with Hebron Academy, a co-ed college preparatory boarding school which is located in the town's heart. The population was 1,416 at the 2010 census. There is an elementary school, Hebron Station School, located on Station Road.
It was granted on March 8, 1777 by the Massachusetts General Court to Alexander Shepard, Jr. of Newton, Massachusetts as payment for a survey chart of the Maine coast that he had assisted making. It was named Shepardsfield Plantation, although early inhabitants called it Bog Brook Plantation. The first settlers were Captain Daniel Buckman and his family in 1778. Others followed, many fresh from the battlefields of the Revolutionary War. On February 27, 1829, Hebron's southwestern half was set off and incorporated as the town of Oxford.
Agriculture was the principal occupation, with hay the chief crop. In addition, the town had fine orchards. The outlet of Marshall Pond, the largest body of water, provided power for mills. There was a sawmill, shingle mill, pail factory, blacksmith shop and shoe shop. In 1804, Deacon William Barrows, Jr. was instrumental in founding Hebron Academy. The town would be crossed by the Rumford Falls and Buckfield Railroad. The Western Maine Sanatorium opened at Hebron in 1904, the first of its kind in the state. It treated tuberculosis patients with rest, fresh air and a healthy diet. Taken over by the state in 1915, it closed in 1959.
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