Town file
Old Town, Maine
Old Town, Maine is the town in one episode of Small Town Murder, the comedy true-crime podcast: episode 522, "Facebook Catfish Killer" (24 August 2024).
- Town
- Old Town
- State
- Maine
- Country
- USA
- Episodes
- 522
- Approximate location
- 44.954, -68.740
Episode 522 / 24 August 2024 / 71 min / express
Facebook Catfish Killer
"we are going to old town maine" about 0:03:21
The case: Murder of Nicole Cable (May 2013). Read the case file.
The figures, as told in 2024
- Population
- 7,415
- Median household income
- $43,474
- Median home value
- $198,200
History, in brief
- Originally called Panowamskit by the local Indians, meaning 'where the ledges spread out', a reference to the riverbed with its rapids and drops. about 0:04:40
- The French established a Catholic mission there in the 1680s. about 0:04:59
- Great Britain took over from the French following the Seven Years War, almost 100 years later. about 0:05:07
- It was settled by the English, and the name Old Town derives from 'Indian Old Town', the English name for the largest Indian village in the area. about 0:05:12
- The site of that Indian village is now known as Indian Island. about 0:05:25
- Best known for the Old Town Canoe Company, which has manufactured canoes and kayaks there for over a hundred years. about 0:05:30
- The University of Maine is nearby in Orono, so many residents work there. about 0:05:36
- The town is also home to a big paper mill. about 0:06:01
The reviews read out
5 stars
"Loved living there for three years with no issues other than buying the green rubbish bags; suggests putting a Glad bag inside the green bag and recommends River Fest in the fall."about 0:06:08
4 stars
"The best place until the dump appeared; not sure it is safe to live near it, can sometimes smell it, a combination of poop and pine cleaner."about 0:06:57
3 stars
"A small city outside Bangor where residents know one another, but drugs are a huge problem and it is hard to raise a teenage daughter outside the drug-abusing community."about 0:08:19
Nearest Small Town Murder towns
- Carmel, Maine17 miles
- Hartland, Maine36 miles
- Machiasport, Maine70 miles
- Fayette, Maine74 miles
- Amity, Maine79 miles
- Litchfield, Maine80 miles
Everything here is as told in the episode, on the date it went out; figures and places may have changed since. Endings are covered: open an episode and use the spoiler switch to read them.