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Mars Hill is a town in Aroostook County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,480 at the 2000 census.
The town is named for Hezekiah Mars, who camped for three years at the base of Mars Hill Mountain. In 1834, the first industry was cutting timber, particularly trees for masts. Following the Aroostook War, farming became important. The Bangor and Aroostook Railroad arrived in 1892, allowing shipment to distant markets of local produce — especially potatoes. In the 1960s, Big Rock Ski Area was founded on Mars Hill Mountain. In 2006, Maine’s first wind farm was installed along the top and northern side.
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 35.2 square miles (91 km), of which, 35.1 square miles (91 km) of it is land and 0.1 square miles (0.26 km) of it (0.20%) is water. Mars Hill is split partly in half by the Prestile Stream, which runs directly between Fort Street and Silver Street, and then crosses beneath the Fort Street Bridge. After…