{"id":23934,"date":"2021-04-30T09:25:50","date_gmt":"2021-04-30T13:25:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/undiscoveredmaine\/?page_id=23934"},"modified":"2022-09-21T10:53:09","modified_gmt":"2022-09-21T14:53:09","slug":"jay","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/undiscoveredmaine\/western-maine\/franklin\/jay\/","title":{"rendered":"Jay"},"content":{"rendered":"
Welcome to Jay!<\/strong><\/p>\n Once home of the Anasagunticook Abenaki Indians, the thriving town of Jay was incorporated in 1795 and named after the first Chief Justice of the Supreme Court, John Jay<\/strong><\/a>. Jay is located along the banks of the<\/p>\n mighty Androscoggin River, and water power from the river helped the town to develop a booming mill industry in which paper became the primary product. While many of the old mills have closed, some remain, including the large International Paper Company mill, a major presence in the town. These mills, along with many historical buildings, stand as a testament to the town’s proud history.<\/p>\n
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