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Dedham: The Lake
Lifestyle
Drivers who think that Dedham is a one-road town between Ellsworth
and Bangor, a place you pass through at highway speeds, should take
a detour toward the leaf-hidden lakes and ponds—any of the 15
located here.
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Church-goer Irene Gray Is Dedicated to Dedham
Visible from a distance,
at the corner of Upper Dedham Road and Route 46, the wooden, white
Dedham Congregational Church sits in an imposing manner on one of
Dedham’s many hills.
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She Was the
Town’s “Lily of the Valley”
Everybody in town remembers Lily Warren—if not for the donuts she
baked every weekend, then for her storytelling. “She knew a lot of
people, and she could tell stories,” said Dedham native Phillip
Johnson. “She was an institution. She kept busy in town affairs for
a long time.”
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Lucerne Inn: The Heart of Dedham’s History
With a modern-day look as
a place to enjoy dinner or an overnight, the Lucerne Inn is the
reason why many people come to Dedham. The Route 1A landmark has the
appealing combination of a golf course, carefully cultivated grounds
and a great view of Phillips Lake.
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by Katherine Williams. She can be contacted at 667-2576. |
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Dedham Facts:
Acreage: 29,571 (town includes
Village of Lucerne-in-Maine)
Population, 2000: 1,422
Population, 1990: 1,229
Population 19 years old and younger, 2000: 374
Median age: 39.8
Schools: Dedham Elementary School
Churches: Congregational (1), Catholic (1)
Town/village meeting: Third Saturday in June (Dedham);
second Saturday in August (Lucerne)
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“We are not far at all from Brewer and B angor,
yet there is this feeling of living in the country. It’s a
small-town type of community. People love that.”
— Gail Smith,
Lucerne clerk
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The Early
Years:
1810: First settler Nathan Phillips prospects around
the lake, which was later named for him (Phillips Lake, also called Fitz
Pond on early county maps).
1812: Lake House is built, the original structure for what has
become the Lucerne Inn.
1837: Town incorporation, named after Dedham, Mass. Sixty-four
families are counted in the census.
1872: First town hall is completed.
1884: Railroad passes through Dedham.
1892: Green Lake Fish Hatchery built, half in Dedham and half
in Ellsworth.
1900: New Century Grange opens (but discontinued in the
mid-1990s).
1927: The Lucerne-in-Maine Village Corp. forms.
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