Lewiston, Androscoggin County, Maine, USA
Municipality
Location overview
Lewiston is a city in Androscoggin County, Maine, on the east side of the Androscoggin River opposite Auburn. Incorporated as a town in 1795, it adopted city government in 1863. Water power, canals and textile mills shaped its industrial growth. French Canadian migration contributed substantially to the city’s cultural history. Bates College and the former mill districts remain prominent features of the community.