Alton Bay was formerly known as Merrymeeting Bay. It is fed by the Merrymeeting River which flows from Merrymeeting Lake.
WHAT IS THE ORIGIN OF MERRYMEETING?
From an article in the Baysider "Local Students Offer Their Take On Alton's History"
Quote:
Long before European colonists arrived in the area, she said, Native Americans were known to hold powwows at Alton Bay.
Those ‘merry meetings’ were the origin of the name now borne by the
Merrymeeting River, she explained.
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Just Sold - Try as I may....I can't figure out how to go from the Thompson-Ames webpage to the links you posted...?