The Latin School was founded in 1820 to prepare students to attend Colby and other colleges, and was subsequently named Waterville Academy, Waterville Classical Institute, and Coburn Classical Institute the Institute merged with the Oak Grove School in Vassalboro in 1970, and remained open until 1989. It would be renamed Waterville College in 1821, then Colby College in 1867. In 1813, the Maine Literary and Theological Institution was established. Waterville also developed as an educational center. Hathaway Company, one of the last remaining factories in the United States producing high-end dress shirts, was purchased by Warren Buffett's Berkshire Hathaway company and was closed after over 160 years of operation in the city. In 1902, the Beaux-Arts style City Hall and Opera House designed by George Gilman Adams was dedicated. Rebuilt in 1903, it would be called the Two Cent Bridge because of its toll. mills, but in less than a year was carried away by the highest river level since 1832. The iron Waterville-Winslow Footbridge opened in 1901, as a means for Waterville residents to commute to Winslow for work in the Hollingsworth & Whitney Co. Lockwood Mills survived until the mid-1950s. A second mill was added, and by 1900 the firm dominated the riverfront and employed 1,300 workers.

After a change of ownership in 1873, the company began construction on what would become the Lockwood Manufacturing Company, a cotton textile plant. The Ticonic Water Power & Manufacturing Company was formed in 1866 and soon built a dam across the Kennebec. Waterville was incorporated as a city on January 12, 1888. West Waterville (renamed Oakland) was set off as a town in 1873. It would become part of the Maine Central Railroad, which in 1870 established locomotive and car repair shops in the thriving mill town. On September 27, 1849, the Androscoggin and Kennebec Railroad opened to Waterville. There was also a carriage and sleigh factory, boot shop, brickyard, and tannery. The Kennebec River and Messalonskee Stream provided water power for mills, including several sawmills, a gristmill, a sash and blind factory, a furniture factory, and a shovel handle factory. Ticonic Falls blocked navigation farther upriver, so Waterville developed as the terminus for trade and shipping. By the early 1900s, there were five shipyards in the community. Early industries included fishing, lumbering, agriculture and ship building, with larger boats launched in spring during freshets. In 1824 a bridge was built joining the communities. When residents on the west side of the Kennebec found themselves unable to cross the river to attend town meetings, Waterville was founded from the western parts of Winslow and incorporated on June 23, 1802. The township would be organized as Kingfield Plantation, then incorporated as Winslow in 1771. Fort Halifax was built by General John Winslow in 1754, and the last skirmish with indigenous peoples occurred on May 18, 1757. Known as 'Ticonic' by English settlers, it was burned in 1692 during King William's War, after which the Canibas tribe abandoned the area. Called 'Taconnet' after Chief Taconnet, the main village was located on the east bank of the Kennebec River at its confluence with the Sebasticook River at what is now Winslow. Short/Long Term Disability & Life InsuranceĬOVID-19 considerations: We are following Maine CDC and OSHA guidance at this time.The area now known as Waterville was once inhabited by the Canibas tribe of the Abenaki people.A division of MaineToday Media, the Morning Sentinel prides itself on watchdog journalism and high standards of professionalism.Īpplicants should include a cover letter, resume, and up to five writing samples with their application. Applicants must also be willing to work nights and weekends. The reporter must have: excellent reporting and writing skills a sense of urgency to beat the competition on developing news comfort with a digital-first environment a proven ability to file stories on deadline and experience rounding out stories with depth and context. This reporter will cover general interest news and geographic beats, while devoting time to important regional issues and enterprise projects. The Morning Sentinel newspaper in Waterville, Maine, is seeking an enterprising and energetic journalist to join its reporting staff for the paper and.

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