| Carthage is a town in Franklin County, incorporated on February 20, 1826 from Plantation Number 4 in that county. It later (1849) set off land to form a new Plantation Number 4.
The town, named for the classical North African city, is north of Dixfield on Maine Route 142, which follows the winding Webb River to the southern tip of Webb Lake.
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Maine: An Encyclopedia (www.themaineencyclopedia.com)
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