THEN CAME JOHN BENJAMIN LUNT AND THIS CHANGED EVERYTHING!!!

John Benjamin Lunt of North Kennebunkport had already bought the sawmill, grist mill, and flowage at Goodwins Mills. Leonard Walker sold the mill privilege to Lunt in 1918 along with Lunt’s business partner George Whitcomb, Jr. of West Swanzey, New Hampshire. They also bought the whole road to Barkers Pond…

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History of Wadleigh Pond- Part 2

“Forty Years Later…” …John Wadlin is living in Northport, ME and he sold all his land in Lyman to Simeon Chadbourne of Alfred. This is NOT the Simeon Chadbourne on South Waterboro Road in Lyman. The land he sold is the exact lot he had purchased from George Jellison, spelled…

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History of Wadleigh Pond-Part 1

“The Beginning” A search of Wadlin (Wadlen, Wadley) deeds prior to 1800 shows only one parcel of land purchased in Coxhall (Lyman). All the spellings were interchangeable in those early deeds! John Wadlin (from Berwick???) purchased 40 acres in Coxhall (Lyman) from George Jellerson on March 29,1793. The following is…

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BOAT PARADES AND FIREWORKS

Each summer around the 4th of July, everyone who wishes decorates their boats in fun, crazy, and colorful ways! In recent years, John and Linda Houy help get it organized and let everyone know what day and time to gather. We meet on Roberts Pond and any boat can start…

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WPA Picnics & Annual Meetings

Pond Picnic 2023In August, we held our annual picnic at the home of Pat and David Lavoie. It was a beautiful day, with delicious food thanks to all the wonderful cooks. Nick Lariviere and Rick Lavoie were our grill masters this year and the dogs and burgers were, of course,…

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The Early History of Our Dam

Steve Lord from the Lyman Historical Society has researched and compiled by Steve Lord from the Lyman Historical Society. The complete 25-page document, including the deeds and maps, will soon be available by email. All details are confirmed by cited sources. Here is a summary. The earliest reference to Wadlins…

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