BANGOR DAILY NEWS • April 29, 2022
A Down East town may vote later this year to annex 10,400 acres of land from neighboring unorganized territories where a massive veterans historical park and tourist destination has been proposed. Gov. Janet Mills signed a bill earlier this month that allows Columbia Falls to annex 16-square miles of uninhabited land from the unorganized townships of Centerville and T19. The land is owned by Morrill Worcester, the founder of Wreaths Across America, and is planned to be the site of the Worcester family’s proposed Flagpole of Freedom Park. A 1,461-foot-tall observation tower would double as the world’s tallest flagpole.