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Unincorporated community in Maine, United States From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
Daigle is an unincorporated community in the town of New Canada, in Aroostook County, Maine, United States.[1] It is the only named community in the town.
Daigle, Maine | |
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![]() Daigle, 1915 | |
Coordinates: 47°11′22″N 68°27′39″W | |
Country | United States |
State | Maine |
County | Aroostook |
Town | New Canada |
Elevation | 712 ft (217 m) |
Time zone | UTC-5 (Eastern (EST)) |
• Summer (DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
GNIS feature ID | 564738[1] |
The settlement is located 8 mi (13 km) south of Fort Kent. Daigle Pond and Dam are located there.[2]
The first settlers were Vital Daigle and his wife Julie Cyr. They came from nearby Frenchville, Maine, seeking a new home for their family.[3] The deed to the property was dated 1858, and listed 13 Daigle family members.
Other settlers from Frenchville followed, and the small community of Daigle developed.[3]
In 1882, Vital Daigle developed a property called "New Canada Plantation" south of the family homestead, where Daigle manufactured lumber.[4] The township adopted the name "New Canada".[5]
Daigle had a post office from 1899 to 1933,[6] and Vital Daigle was the first postmaster.[7]
A church called Holy Family Parish was built in 1906. A cemetery was also established. In 1909, the church was destroyed by fire, but was rebuilt the following year. The church closed in 2000 and was demolished, and a monument was erected to mark its place. The property was sold to the town of New Canada, where a community center was to be built. The cemetery is extant, and contains the graves of many early families.[3][8]
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