{"id":23708,"date":"2021-04-14T14:56:36","date_gmt":"2021-04-14T18:56:36","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/undiscoveredmaine\/?page_id=23708"},"modified":"2022-09-18T13:12:31","modified_gmt":"2022-09-18T17:12:31","slug":"phillips","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/undiscoveredmaine\/western-maine\/franklin\/phillips\/","title":{"rendered":"Phillips"},"content":{"rendered":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Welcome to Phillips!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"size-full wp-image-23739 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/undiscoveredmaine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/527\/2021\/04\/phili01-180x155-1.jpg\" alt=\"Welcome to Phillips\" width=\"180\" height=\"155\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/undiscoveredmaine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/527\/2021\/04\/phili01-180x155-1.jpg 180w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/undiscoveredmaine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/527\/2021\/04\/phili01-180x155-1-105x90.jpg 105w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 180px) 100vw, 180px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>Phillips was first settled by a sea captain from Martha&#8217;s Vineyard named Perkins Allen in the late 1700s and incorporated as a town in 1812. The town thrived and grew thanks to its favorable soil for agriculture and great water power on the Sandy River for mills, and it became a center for Western Maine&#8217;s lumber industry. Nowadays, Phillips is known for its beautiful stretch of the Sandy River, lush forests, history, a <a href=\"https:\/\/phillipsmaine.ipower.com\/fun\/outdoor.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>wealth of outdoor activities<\/strong><\/a>, and relaxed rural lifestyle.<\/p>\n<h4>Fun Facts<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>One notable Phillips resident was <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Horace_A._Barrows\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>Horace Barrows<\/strong><\/a>, a famous doctor and early advocate for vegetarianism.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/undiscoveredmaine\/western-maine\/northern-franklin\/\">Return to Northern Franklin County page<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to Phillips! 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