 Mount Vernon is a town in Kennebec County, settled by 1770 and incorporated on June 28, 1792 from Washington Plantation. Continuing to honor President Washington, it took the name of his Virginia estate.
Between 1802 and 1853 it annexed land from Fayette, Goshen Plantation (later Vienna), Vienna, Rome and Belgrade. It swapped land with Readfield in 1825 and 1845.
Two Maine governors were born in the town, the first of whom was Jonathan G. Hunton (1781-1851) who served from 1830 to1831 and secondly Dr. John Hubbard (1794-1869), governor from 1850 to 1853.
Mount Vernon, on Maine Route 41, has access to several lakes including Parker Pond, Torsey Lake, Echo Lake (Crotched Pond) and Long Pond, on the of Belgrade Lakes.
From Maine: An Encyclopedia (www.themaineencyclopedia.com)
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