{"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":"<p style=\"text-align: center\"><strong>Welcome to Jay!<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>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, <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/John_Jay\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\"><strong>John Jay<\/strong><\/a>. Jay is located along the banks of the<\/p>\n<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-23937 alignright\" src=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/undiscoveredmaine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/527\/2021\/04\/jay01-e1663771854490-241x300.jpg\" alt=\"Welcome to Jay\" width=\"218\" height=\"271\" srcset=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/undiscoveredmaine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/527\/2021\/04\/jay01-e1663771854490-241x300.jpg 241w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/undiscoveredmaine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/527\/2021\/04\/jay01-e1663771854490-105x130.jpg 105w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/undiscoveredmaine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/527\/2021\/04\/jay01-e1663771854490-317x394.jpg 317w, https:\/\/umaine.edu\/undiscoveredmaine\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/527\/2021\/04\/jay01-e1663771854490.jpg 375w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 320px) 85vw, (max-width: 768px) 67vw, (max-width: 1024px) 62vw,218px\" \/><\/p>\n<p>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&#8217;s proud history.<\/p>\n<h4>Fun Facts<\/h4>\n<ul>\n<li>The Androscoggin River, once polluted by mill runoff, is one of Maine&#8217;s great conservation successes &#8211; the river has been restored into a healthy and clean river full of happy fish and clear waters once again.<\/li>\n<li>Quarries in Jay produced granite used in the construction of important buildings across the country, including the <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.nps.gov\/gegr\/index.htm\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\">General Grant National Memorial<\/a><\/strong> in New York.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/umaine.edu\/undiscoveredmaine\/western-maine\/franklin\/\">Return to Southern Franklin County page<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Welcome to Jay! 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