South China, Maine
Appearance
South China, Maine | ||
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ZIP code 04358 | ||
Area code | 207 |
South China is a village in the town of
U.S. Route 202
(Lakeview Drive) connects South China with China.
Communities
South China is home to Friends Camp, a
Quaker summer camp which has been active for over 50 years. It is also the home of a Christian church, South China Community Church, across from the South China Library (founded in 1830). The church is open to and welcomes all practicing Christians of any denomination. Three-Mile Pond can be accessed from Route 3, a mile south of the South China Community Church. South China is also home to Maine's second largest private high school, Erskine Academy
.
Notable people
- theologian, historian, and college professor; the only person to have delivered two Swarthmore Lectures
- Mary Mayhew, 2018 Republican candidate for governor who currently resides in South China
- Stacy Westfall, horsewoman and inductee in National Cowgirl Hall of Fame, was raised in South China.