Lewiston is a city in Androscoggin County, settled in 1770 and incorporated as a town on February 18, 1795 from Lewiston Plantation. After annexing land from Greene and Webster (now Sabattus) in 1852, it became a city on November 22,1862.
Lewiston Falls, on the Androscoggin River between downtown Lewiston and neighboring Auburn, its twin city, was a fishing source for Native Americans. It was known by them as Amitgonpontook, or the falls where you smoke meat or fish, a meaning similar to Androscoggin. Recently, a park has been developed at the site of the falls and one of the old mills (now a housing complex) that once thrived on its power.
Bates College and a Lewiston-Auburn division of the University of Maine are located in the city. Though declining in population, it remains Maine's second largest city.
Lewiston is home to Thorncrag Bird Sanctuary, one of New England’s largest. Founded by the Stanton Bird Club, access is from the Highland Springs Road, off Sabattus Street.
