The Forks plantation in Somerset County, formerly the township T1 R4 BKP, EKR, was organized November 2, 1840, with confirmation twice later in 1859 and 1895.
Appalachian Trail hikers enter from Caratunk at the southwest corner of the plantation, trekking to the north of Pleasant Pond and over Middle Mountain before exiting at the very southern tip of Moxie Pond and entering Bald Mountain Township.
The village is at the confluence of the Kennebec and Dead Rivers. With the Kennebec on its west, and the full length of Moxie Pond on its east, the area does nor lack for fishing opportunities.
