Sanford is a census-designated place (CDP) in York County, Maine, United States. Sanford includes the
village of Springvale. The town is situated on the Mousam
River.
History
Sanford is in the western portion of a tract of land purchased in 1661 from Abenaki Chief Fluellin by Major
William Phillips, an owner of mills in Saco. In 1696, Mrs. Phillips willed it to her former husband's son,
Peleg
Sanford, from whom the name is derived, although it was first called "Phillipstown." Sanford would be
incorporated in 1768. Alfred was once the "North Parish" of Sanford.
The Mousam River provided water power for mills. Following the Civil War, Sanford developed into a
textile manufacturing center, connected to markets by the Portland & Rochester Railroad. Factories
were built at both Springvale and Sanford villages. Products included cotton and woolen goods,
carpets, shoes and lumber.
In 1867, British-born Thomas Goodall arrived, after selling a mill in 1865 at Troy, New Hampshire
which made blankets contoured to fit horses. He established Goodall Mills, manufacturing saddle
blankets, carriage robes and mohair plush for upholstering railroad seats. It would also make "Palm
Beach fabric," for summer suits and draperies. The company's textiles were known for brilliant and
fast colors, and found buyers worldwide. From 1880 to 1910, the mill town's population would swell
from 2,700 to over 9,000. In 1914, the Goodall family built Goodall Park, a 784 seat roofed stadium,
now a treasured historic site. A statue of Thomas Goodall was erected in Central Park, and has
recently been restored.
In 1954, Burlington Mills, then the largest textile firm, bought Sanford Mills. The latter closed, leaving
3,500
unemployed. Local business owners began traveling the northeast, convincing new employers to move
to the area. Life Magazine would call Sanford "the town that refused to die." It now has diversified
industries,
including the manufacture of aircraft parts.
In the 1960s, the Federal Government offered money for urban renewal, to rehabilitate aging or blighted
districts. More than thirty Sanford structures were razed. In Springvale, three of four corners were leveled.
Fortunately, fine architectural examples from the flush mill era survived.
In 2003, a proposal to build a $650 million casino in South Sanford was rejected by Maine voters. The
362-acre development, ostensibly owned by the Penobscot and Passamaquoddy nations, would have
encompassed 4,000 slot machines, 180 gaming tables, a hotel, a 60,000 square foot convention center
and an 18 hole golf course. Proponents argued that it would add 4,700 permanent jobs and 25% of
revenue
would be directed to the state. Detractors predicted higher crime, traffic and an erosion of Maine's quality
of life.
Geography
Sanford is located at 43°26'23?N, 70°46'23?W (43.439925, -70.773304)GR1.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the CDP has a total area of 126.2 sq km (48.7 sq mi). 123.8
sq km
(47.8 sq mi) of it is land and 2.4 sq km (0.9 sq mi) of it (1.89%) is water. Sanford is drained by the Mousam
River.
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