{"id":21559,"date":"2021-01-21T17:32:58","date_gmt":"2021-01-21T22:32:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/undiscoveredmaine\/?page_id=21559"},"modified":"2022-10-13T17:07:50","modified_gmt":"2022-10-13T21:07:50","slug":"waterford","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/undiscoveredmaine\/western-maine\/oxford\/waterford\/","title":{"rendered":"Waterford"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Welcome to Waterford!<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"21561\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-21561\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/undiscoveredmaine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/527\/2021\/01\/watef10-180x145-1.jpg\" alt=\"Welcome to Waterford\" width=\"180\" height=\"145\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/undiscoveredmaine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/527\/2021\/01\/watef10-180x145-1.jpg 180w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/undiscoveredmaine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/527\/2021\/01\/watef10-180x145-1-105x85.jpg 105w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"image-attribution\">Maine An Encyclopedia<\/span>Welcome to Waterford<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The town of Waterford was incorporated in 1797 and quickly expanded into a prosperous community, known for its orchards, woodworking products, and beautiful hills and lakes. In later years a number of camps and lakeside inns became popular vacation spots. The beautiful scenery, camps, inns, and the town&#8217;s historic district have all contributed to Waterford&#8217;s continuing success and growth over the years. (<a href=\"https:\/\/maineanencyclopedia.com\/waterford\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Source<\/a>)<\/p>\n<p>Visit the official <a href=\"https:\/\/www.waterfordme.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Town of Waterford website<\/a> for more information.<\/p>\n<h4>Fun Facts<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Waterford&#8217;s notable residents include <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Mary_Moody_Emerson\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Mary Moody Emerson<\/strong><\/a>, Transcendentalist writer and mentor to her nephew, Ralph Waldo Emerson, as well as the famous humorist <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Charles_Farrar_Browne\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Charles Farrar Browne, a.k.a. Artemus Ward<\/strong><\/a>.<\/li>\n<li>Waterford&#8217;s historic Lake House Inn was frequented by celebrities including Mickey Rooney and Judy Garland!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/undiscoveredmaine\/western-maine\/oxford\/\">Return to Oxford County Lakes Page<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to Waterford! The town of Waterford was incorporated in 1797 and quickly expanded into a prosperous community, known for its orchards, woodworking products, and beautiful hills and lakes. In later years a number of camps and lakeside inns became popular vacation spots. 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