PCEDC About Piscataquis County

About Piscataquis County

County Government Municipal Governments & Links County Map Directions to Piscataquis County Click here for detailed USGS maps	Piscataquis County was incorporated in 1838, taken from parts of adjacent Penobscot and Somerset counties. It is located at the geographic center of Maine. Originally, it extended north to the Canadian border, but in 1844, its northern portion was annexed back to Aroostook County. Piscataquis is one of the largest counties east of the Mississippi River and represents more than 10% of Maine's land mass. The County also includes some of the most beautiful natural scenery in America. We live among thousands of acres of woodlands used by lumbermen and manufacturers of wood products and by locals and visitors year round for recreation. Within these forests are hundreds of lakes and ponds, including Moosehead Lake; the largest fresh-water lake in the eastern United States. Water covers just over 9% of the land mass. Mount Katahdin in the eastern part of the county is the highest mountain in Maine and represents the final stretch of the Appalachian Trail.
Incorporated: 1838 Area: 3,780 square miles (9,790 sq km) Largest Lake: Moosehead Lake at 120 square miles (310 sq km) Geographic Center of Maine: Greeley Landing in the Town of Dover-Foxcroft Highest Mountain: Mt. Katahdin at 5,276 feet (1,608 meters)	The Piscataquis County Superior Courthouse and County Commission Offices 159 East Main Street, Dover-Foxcroft

Piscataquis County Economic Development Council
50 Mayo Street . Dover-Foxcroft, Maine 04426 . (207) 564-3638 . toll free 1-800-539-0332