Where Is NoGo?

Despite the thickness of historian Hugh D. McLellan's The History of Gorham Maine, his geographical description of the area commonly known as North Gorham* is slight: "Great Falls, or North Gorham as it is now called, is situated on the Presumpscot River, near the most northeasterly corner of the town."

I'll see McLellan's spartan description of North Gorham's boundaries and raise him a few more:

• The Presumpscot River to the north and east separating North Gorham from Windham.
• A mostly straight line on the north and west between North Gorham Road and Route 35 separating North Gorham from Standish.
• The intersection of Route 237 and the Mountain Division Trail** to the south separating North Gorham from civilized Gorham.

Now that we've got our boundaries out of the way, let's go ahead and start documenting this little triangle of the world.

- John C.L. Morgan

* Or NoGo to those of us perpetuating the "SoHo Effect"

** If you squint wicked hard at the image above, the Mountain Division Trail is the faint gray line running from west to east near the bottom.