Rumford (Maine)

town in Oxford County, Maine, United States

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

Get in

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

See

Downtown Rumford

  • 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

  • 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

  • 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

  • Rumford Museum (at Lufkin School). 

Rumford Corner

  • Rumford Settlement Marker. 

Do

Buy

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

Eat

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

Drink

  • 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

  • Blue Iris Motor Inn (Rumford Center). 

Go next

Routes through Rumford
St. Johnsbury ← Newry ←  W  E  → Mexico → Bangor
END ←  W  E  → Peru → Jct E
Ends at ← Andover ←  W  E  → END
END ←  N  S  → Jct N S → END


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