About Riceville
Riceville was a village in Hancock County, Maine that dissolved in 1906 due to an industrial collapse. Its roots are found in three brothers by the name of Shaw who set up a tannery in the area in 1879. In the 1880s their company failed, and the tannery was purchased by a local company called Buzzell and Rice. The area soon expanded to include homes and amenities. In 1906, the tannery burned down and the post office was disincorporated. By 1910, the township was empty.
Abandonment of Maine is currently working to provide an accurate and wholesome chronicle of the town's history, and attempting to reconstruct a map of the village based on historical topographical maps and the physical location of cellar holes and other evidence of civilization. If you are interested in helping with this project and are familiar with the area, please e-mail the tip line at [email protected].
Abandonment of Maine is currently working to provide an accurate and wholesome chronicle of the town's history, and attempting to reconstruct a map of the village based on historical topographical maps and the physical location of cellar holes and other evidence of civilization. If you are interested in helping with this project and are familiar with the area, please e-mail the tip line at [email protected].
Helpful Links
Bangor Ghost Hunters probe site of former tannery town - Bangor Daily News
A Trip Alongside Ghost Hunters - WABI TV5
Riceville, anyone heard of it? [Archive] - Geocaching Maine
Saponac, ME Quadrangle - University of New Hampshire
Hancock County Map - J. Stuart and Co. - 1894 - David Rumsey Collection
Historic Map Works - Maine State Map 1908 Revised 1914
Riceville, Maine - Wikipedia
A Trip Alongside Ghost Hunters - WABI TV5
Riceville, anyone heard of it? [Archive] - Geocaching Maine
Saponac, ME Quadrangle - University of New Hampshire
Hancock County Map - J. Stuart and Co. - 1894 - David Rumsey Collection
Historic Map Works - Maine State Map 1908 Revised 1914
Riceville, Maine - Wikipedia