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Georgetown, Maine is an island community located in midcoast Maine near Bath. It was incorporated in 1716, and was the 10th corporate town in Maine. The population is 1020 (2000 census). Georgetown has an area of 18.5 square miles and 82.77 miles of shoreline.
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52 Bay Point Road 371-2820
Taxes, licenses, voter registration.
Hours: Weekdays 9-12, 1-5 (4:00 on Wednesdays)
Selectmen meet 2nd & 4th Wednesdays at 4:00
Georgetown Transfer
Station
Bay Point Road 371-2148
Rubbish disposal and recycling of paper, plastic and metal.
Hours: Wednesday Saturday, Sunday, and Holiday Mondays
9-5 (9-4 in winter)
Georgetown Post
Office
Five Islands Road 371-2000
Georgetown Links
Notable people who are or have been residents of or summered in Georgetown include:
- Dahlov Ipcar Artist & author
- Marsden Hartley (1877-1943) An artist who summered in Georgetown.
- Nathaniel Hasenfus: A summer resident who wrote We Summer in Maine, and More Vacation Days in Maine
- Richard Hasenfus: An artist and summer resident, son of Nathaniel Hasenfus.
- Gaston Lachaise (1882-1935) An early 20th century sculptor
- Josephine Newman
- Walter E. Reid Donated Reid State Park to the State of Maine
- Laura E. Richards (1851-1943) Our town library is named after this author of children's literature.
- Clarence White Photographer
- William Zorach (1887-1966) Sculptor
- Marguerite Thompson Zorach (1887-1968) Artist
