{"id":17883,"date":"2020-11-06T22:10:10","date_gmt":"2020-11-07T03:10:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/undiscoveredmaine\/?page_id=17883"},"modified":"2022-11-12T19:44:45","modified_gmt":"2022-11-13T00:44:45","slug":"bancroft","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/undiscoveredmaine\/aroostook-county-maine\/southern-aroostook\/bancroft\/","title":{"rendered":"Bancroft"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>Welcome to Bancroft!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">&#8220;Bancroft was named for George Bancroft, a historian. First settled around 1830.&#8221; (McCauley &#8211; The Names of Maine&#8221; p.40) Bancroft was incorporated in 1889. A railroad runs through the town of Bancroft and the Baskenhegan Stream. The Mattawamkeag River flows through the main portion of Bancroft, with an old schoolhouse nearby. The town also has a veterans memorial remembering those who served in World War I, World War II, the Korean War, and\/or the Vietnam War. <\/span><\/p>\n<h4>Activities<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><strong><a href=\"https:\/\/maineanencyclopedia.com\/bancroft\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">Bancroft Veterans Memorial<\/a> <\/strong><em>Bancroft, ME 04497<\/em>\n<ul>\n<li>In memory of those who served in World War I, World War II, the Vietnam War, and the Korean War.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Dining<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>For dining options, check out nearby towns, <a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/undiscoveredmaine\/aroostook-county-maine\/southern-aroostook\/weston\/\"><strong>Weston<\/strong><\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Lodging<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>For dining options, check out nearby towns, <a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/undiscoveredmaine\/aroostook-county-maine\/southern-aroostook\/haynesville\/\"><strong>Haynesville<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/undiscoveredmaine\/aroostook-county-maine\/southern-aroostook\/reed\/\"><strong>Reed<\/strong><\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/undiscoveredmaine\/aroostook-county-maine\/southern-aroostook\/weston\/\"><strong>Weston<\/strong><\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Shops &amp; Services<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.risingsunoutfitters.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Rising Sun Outfitters<\/strong><\/a> <em>1073 Ferry Rd, Bancroft, ME 04497 | (207) 461-4611<\/em>\n<ul>\n<li>Offering guided Sea Duck, Bear, and Moose hunts!<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/li>\n<li>For other shops &amp; services, check out nearby towns, <a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/undiscoveredmaine\/aroostook-county-maine\/southern-aroostook\/orient\/\"><strong>Orient<\/strong><\/a>, <a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/undiscoveredmaine\/aroostook-county-maine\/southern-aroostook\/reed\/\"><strong>Reed<\/strong><\/a>, and <a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/undiscoveredmaine\/aroostook-county-maine\/southern-aroostook\/weston\/\"><strong>Weston<\/strong><\/a>.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/undiscoveredmaine\/aroostook-county-maine\/southern-aroostook\/\">Return to Southern Aroostook Page<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to Bancroft! &#8220;Bancroft was named for George Bancroft, a historian. 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