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SR 119 enters Paris from the southeast and heads straight into downtown. Near the center of town, SR 119 intersects SR 117 which approaches from the northeast. The SR 119 designation continues along SR 117 for another 0.4 miles (0.64 km), in a wrong-way concurrency , before reaching SR 26.
West Paris is a town in Oxford County, Maine, United States.Originally settled in 1771 for land that what was deemed "superior for pasturage, hay crops, and orchards", West Paris became a center of Finnish (Finnish: suomalaiset, IPA: [ˈsuo̯mɑlɑi̯set]) immigrant settlement in the 19th century, with many if the town's current residents being descendants of the original Finnish settlers.
State Route 26 (abbreviated SR 26) is part of Maine's system of numbered state highways.It is a major interregional route running for 95.90 miles (154.34 km) from downtown Portland northwest to the New Hampshire border near Upton, where it connects to New Hampshire Route 26.
Stearns built what is now the front portion of the main house, as well as the early phases of the barn, between 1818 and 1830. The property was the subject of a foreclosure sale in 1844, but it was purchased by Stearns' brother and later sold to his son. It continues to be owned by Stearns descendants. [2]
Oxford County is a county in the state of Maine, United States.As of the 2020 Census, the county had a population of 57,777. [1] Its county seat is the town of Paris. [2] The county was formed on March 4, 1805, by the Massachusetts General Court in the Maine District from northerly portions of York and Cumberland counties.
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The Paris area was settled beginning about 1780, and the town was incorporated in 1793. Oxford County was established in 1805, and Paris was chosen as its county seat. As Paris Hill was then the civic center of the town, the county infrastructure was built there, as were the Baptist Church and the Paris Hill Academy (the latter in 1856). [2]
The Western Lakes and Mountains region spans most of Maine's western border with New Hampshire. A small part of the scenic White Mountain National Forest is located in this area. The region consists of Oxford County, Androscoggin County, Franklin County, as well as northern York and interior Cumberland counties.