town in Oxford County, Maine, United States
River Valley (Maine) > Rumford (Maine)

Rumford is a city in the River Valley area of the Lakes and Mountains region of Maine.

Get in edit

Rumford is located on Route 2 between Bethel and Farmington. It is also along the Scenic Route 17 between Jay and Rangeley. Visitors from the south can find Rumford at the Western end of Route 108.

Get around edit

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Downtown Rumford edit

  • Shopper's Island. The entire business district is built on an island.
  • Rumford Municipal Building. (architecture)
  • Hotel Harris. (architecture)
  • Strathglass Building. (architecture)
  • Mechanics Institute Building. (architecture)
  • Vietnam Memorial. In Memorial Park at the end of Congress Street.
  • Rumford Historical Society. Located in the Rumford Municipal Building

Rumford Information Booth edit

  • Paul Bunyan Statue.
  • Pennacook (Rumford) Falls. Largest Vertical Drop east of Niagara Falls
  • Edmund Sixtus Muskie Memorial. A leader in clean water legislation, former Senator and U.S. Secretary of State.
  • Indian Sillhouettes. By J. Eugene Boivin

Rumford Falls Village edit

  • Rumford Library. One of the original Carnegie Libraries.
  • Strathglass Park. A community built for the workers in the mill by Hugh Chisholm (architecture)

Rumford Center Village edit

  • Rumford Museum (at Lufkin School).

Rumford Corner edit

  • Rumford Settlement Marker.

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Buy edit

  • Shopper's Island (Rumford Falls Village).
    • Carlisle. Clothing Store
    • Stanley's. Furniture Store
    • Treasures (on the island). Gift Store

Eat edit

  • Rumford House of Pizza, Congress Street.
  • Mountain Valley Variety, Route 2, Hancock St. Take out.

Drink edit

  • Hotel Rumford, Canal St (Shopper's Island).
  • Eagle's Club, Rumford Avenue (Rumford Falls).
  • American Legion Hall, Congress St (Shopper's Island).
  • VFW, Waldo St (Rumford Falls).

Sleep edit

  • Blue Iris Motor Inn (Rumford Center).

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Routes through Rumford
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