 Whiting is a town in Washington County, incorporated on February 15, 1825 from Orangetown Plantation, named for Timothy Whiting, an early land owner and member of the State Legislature.
Water abounds in Whiting's the northern half, with many acres of lakes and ponds.
The main village is located at the easterly end of the township where the Orange River flows into Whiting Bay at the Junction of U.S. Route 1 and Maine Route 189 to Lubec.
Cutler Coast Public Preserved Land, in Cutler and Whiting, contains almost five miles of dramatic cliff-bound ocean shore. The 12,000-acre area represents the eastern tip of Washington County where peatlands, blueberry barrens, partially forested ledges, and thick, swampy woods dominate the countryside. Unusual features like grasslands and meadows, windswept coastal headlands and steep, jagged cliffs that jut into the ocean hug the 4.5 miles of totally undeveloped coastline. Access is from Route 191 in Cutler.
From Maine: An Encyclopedia (www.themaineencyclopedia.com)
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