{"id":22942,"date":"2021-03-11T11:35:06","date_gmt":"2021-03-11T16:35:06","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/undiscoveredmaine\/?page_id=22942"},"modified":"2022-10-10T16:39:31","modified_gmt":"2022-10-10T20:39:31","slug":"paris","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/undiscoveredmaine\/western-maine\/oxford\/paris\/","title":{"rendered":"Paris"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Welcome to Paris!<\/strong><\/p>\n<figure id=\"22945\" class=\"wp-caption alignright\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-22945\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/undiscoveredmaine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/527\/2021\/03\/paris003-180x194-1.jpg\" alt=\"Welcome to Paris\" width=\"180\" height=\"194\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/undiscoveredmaine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/527\/2021\/03\/paris003-180x194-1.jpg 180w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/undiscoveredmaine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/527\/2021\/03\/paris003-180x194-1-105x113.jpg 105w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><figcaption class=\"wp-caption-text\"><span class=\"image-attribution\">Maine An Encyclopedia<\/span>Welcome to Paris<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>The town of Paris was incorporated in 1793 and became the county seat of Oxford County in 1805. The town thrived with excellent land for animal pasturage and orchards, and many buildings reflection the affluence of that still stand in the Paris Hill neighborhood. The village of South Paris became the center of town due to its access to water power for mills and the later construction of a station on the Grand Trunk Railroad line.<\/p>\n<h4>Fun Facts<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>Paris has been home to a remarkable number of influential politicians, including former Vice President <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Hannibal_Hamlin\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Hannibal Hamlin<\/strong><\/a> and no less than <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Paris,_Maine#Notable_people\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>four former Governors of Maine<\/strong><\/a>!<\/li>\n<li>Fame Maine humorist <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Joe_Perham\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Joe Perham<\/strong><\/a> hailed from Paris, and much of his writing centered around the local community<\/li>\n<li>Because the US Post Office refers to the town as South Paris, people commonly use both names for the town.<\/li>\n<li>&#8220;The Mt. 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