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is a town in Washington County, Maine, United States. The population was 882 at the 2000 census. Harrington is an old seafaring village.
Originally called Plantation Number 5, it was one of 6 townships east of Union River granted in 1762 by the Massachusetts General Court to an association of petitioners. First settled about 1765, it had a population of 177 on June 17, 1797 when incorporated as Harrington.
Farmers grew wheat and potatoes in the town's sandy loam. Harrington developed a considerable trade in lumber, and by 1858 contained 2 sawmills, 3 shingle mills and 2 lath mills. There was a gristmill, 2 brickyards, a tannery -- and 18 shipbuilders. In 1886, industries also included a sailmaker and a boot and shoe manufacturer.