TAYLOR CITY EXISTS IN TWO STATES, TWO TOWNS AND TWO COUNTIES. ON THE BORDER OF MAINE AND NEW HAMPSHIRE, SOUTH EFFINGHAM AND PARSONFIELD.THE STANDING YE OLDE SALE SHOPPE WAS A COUNTRY STORE FOR NEARLY A CENTURY.BUILT IN 1815 BY BENJAMIN TAYLOR, IT SERVED AS A POST OFFICE, STAGE COACH STOP AND GENERAL STORE. IN THE INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION THE TOWNS PEOPLE USED THE UPSTAIRS AS A PIECE WORK SHOP MAKING TROUSERS, PIECES WERE SHIPPED IN BY STAGE COACH FROM CITIES.. THE GAS STATION AROSS THE STREET IS RUN BY MAYOR EARL TAYLOR, (RIP)WHICH WAS ALSO A GENERAL STORE AFTER THE OTHER WAS SOLD. THE S EFFINGHAM NH POST OFFICE ACTUALY MOVED TO THE NEW LOCATION IN MAINE IN 1910! ACROSS THE INTERSECTION WAS A HARNESS SHOP AND ALSO KNOWN AS A SPIRITULIST RETREAT FOR SEANCES BACK IN THE DAY , RUN BY FLORENCE COLE HECKMAN. IT ALSO SERVED AS A SUMMER THEATRE.
STOP IN AND SAY HI TO BILL AT THE YE OLDE SALE SHOP AND TELL HIM YOU FOUND THE CACHE!