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At Railroad Cinema and Square Café, in Waterville, moviegoers can find popcorn soaked in
real butter.
Waterville's Vaughan Meador impersonated President John F. Kennedy many times on
network TV.
Alvin O. Lombard, of Waterville, invented the steam log hauler, in 1901.
The first female students were admitted to Colby College in Waterville in 1871.
Colby College, on Mayflower Hill in Waterville, was founded by the Maine Literary and
Theological
Society in 1813.
Mildred Dunham of Waterville invented the Vue-Back Mirror in 1936, which is said to have "sold
like hot cakes." The Vue-Back Mirror hooks around the neck and allows free use of the hands.
Maine composer Emily Peace Meader, a Waterville Pianist, wrote "Sweetheart Sigh No More" in
1918.
The march played at John F. Kennedy's funeral was written by Robert Brown Hall, of Waterville.
Waterville physician Dr. H. Richard Hornberger wrote M*A*S*H under the pen name Richard
Hooker.
Westbrook sculptor Paul Akers sculpted the bust of Milton described in Nathaniel Hawthorne's
"The Marble Faun" which is now at Colby College in Waterville.
The title of the 1963 Colby College (in Waterville) landmark art exhibit was "Maine and Its
Role in American Art, 1740-1963."
Rev. Samuel Francis Smith, of Waterville, wrote the words to "America (My Country 'Tis of Thee)."
You will find a Gilbert Stuart portrait of George Washington at the Robinson Treasure Room
of the Colby College Library in Waterville.
The Waterville High School soccer team won its only state championship in 1963.
The Maine International Bicycle Race is 105 miles, from Jackman to Waterville.
Mules is the nickname of the Colby College (Waterville) athletic teams.
Town Nicknames: Elm City
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