DOCSLIB.ORG

Me-Benedict-Arnold-National-Parkway.Pdf

Total Page：16

File Type：pdf, Size：1020Kb

Download full-text PDF Read full-text

Load more

I I: .,_ . I ~ -. I I I I I I I I I I I I 1· I. c R 0 A D I 1)- 33 f I lnaeHv~ I PYop.:>Sed.- I AREA INVESTIGATION REPORT I ON I BENEDICT ARNOLD SCENIC ROAD MAINE I I I I I By I Hugh Gurney, Park Historian Wallace Johnson,, Laildscape Architect I Richa1'd. Wittpenn, Park Planner I NATIONAL PARK SERVICE - NORTHEAST BmION U.S. DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR I I I I I I I CONTENTS I I INTRODUCTION • • . 1 ·1 RJOOO~ATIONS . l ARNOLD TRAIL TODAY AND INTERPRETATIVE I . POSSIBILITIES • • • • • • • • • • • . 3 I BENEDICT ARNOLD TRAIL SCENIC ROAD A. Brief Description of Recommended I Benedict Arnold Scenic Road • • • • . 10 B. Principl.es Governing the Conversion of Highways to the Benedict Arnold I Scenic Road • .• • • • • • .• • • • • . 13 c. Further Study Needed . 19 I Maps - Benedict Arnold Scenic Road and Possible I Recreation Developments I APPENDICES • • • • • • • • • • •. • • • • • • •. following page 20 History - Arnold' s March to Quebec I Maps - Historical. Events associated with the March to Quebec I I I I I I I INTRODUCTIOB I ~e purpose of this study is to evaluate the entire Benedict Arnold Trail.in Maine in terms of.historical importance and integrity, I interpretative possibilities df extant sites and structures apropos I to the trail, present conditions, and to provide recOJDJ;Dendations which might include the possibilities for a parkway or scenic road ·1 and related developments. At the request of Senator F.dmund S. Muskie, the National Park Service I ... \1as asked to investigate Benedict Arnold's march to Quebec which was I recognized as an epic in American military history in studies made previous~ by the Nationa1 Survey of ~istoric Sites and Buildings I and to provide a report with recommendations for presentation to the I Advisory Board. I In compliance with the above request, the writers inspected the area . during the first week of September 1964. The present recommendations I for development of the area are based on this four-day, on-the-ground study of the route of Arnold in Maine in which all roads paralleling I the Arnold Trail to the eanadian border were studied and the ensuing I principles of develapnent were prepared. I BJOOOMMENDATIONS That the existing highways in the State of Maine which parallel I Arnold's water and protage route be developed to preserve and inter- I pret the· remaining historic interests associated .with . Arno1d's march I I I I on Quebec, to conserve the scenery along the route, and to provide 1· recreation opportunities. That the entire route of 194 miles, as shown on the maps included in this I report, be designated by the State of Maine as a scenic road to be I planned, developed and administered by the State Highway Department in conjunction with the State Park Comin:Lssion, and that the Federal Govern­ I ment, at the request of the State, provide assistance in planning if I so requested by the State. That where no existing highways parallel the water and portage route I followed by Arnold, i.e., between Carrying Place Stream and the town of Eustis, a distance of 40 miles, that a new road be developed to I scenic highway standards to accomplish the same purposes outlined above I for existing highways. I That the State consider the possibility for enl.arging the existing Reid State Park to include large camping areas. Reid State Park would I become the southern terminus of the scenic road. I That the State consider the establishment of a large recreation area in the vicinity of 'lhree Carry Ponds, or ~lagstaff Lake and Mt. Bige1ow. I That additional picnic areas and interpretative sites be located at I regu1ar intervals along the scenic route to take advantage ot historic sites or to describe the progress of the al'm1"• I I 2. I • I • I Preservation of Arnold' s route as a recreation waterway or canoe tra.il I is not .recommended because the Kennebec River above Augusta is clogged with pulp during the spring and summer and is interspersed with dams. I The remainder of Arnold Trail to the Canadian border contains too man.y long and rough portages for pleasurable recreation by ~~noe or I boat. I The name 11 scen:Lc road" used in this report is the name chosen by the President's Recreation Advisory Council to classify those highways I that have scenic, historic, end recreation potential to be included I in a nationwide program of scenic road development. A study is now underway in this regard and the states have been requested for their I recommendations as to those highways and routes to be included in the I program. THE ARNOLD TRAIL TODAY AND INTERPRETATIVE POSSIBILITIES I Because Arnold's arnt'f foliowed a water "rout~ through" Maine, it is ·1 possible to trace its steps today. The Kennebec is still there. So are portions of the Dead River. The three ponds on the link between I. the Kennebec and Dead R1 vers still exist. So do the Chain of Ponds 1 I extending from the upper e~ of the Dead River to the Height of Land, the present Maine-Quebec border. Arnold himself has left a very com- I plete journal of his daily activities from the time of his departure ·1 from Fort Western until his arrival a.t Sartigan, on the Chaudiere. In ., it he noted distances, directions, the location and height of rapids, I ·1 I Todd Point at Re id State Pork near the mouth of the Kennebec River. Fac iliti es include swimming beaches, picnic areas , bathhouse and refreshment stand. Expansion of this I state pork could provide exte nsive co mpi ng areas at the southern terminis of the suggested I Scenic Road . I I At courthouse Point in Dresden is the I Pownal Borough Courthouse , built in 1760 and recently restored and furnished by the Li ncoln County Cul turol Historical I Soc iety. I I I Major Rube n Colburn ·s House opposite South Gardiner at Pittstown , Mo ine. Major Colburn c o nstructed the Botteoux I and gath e red supplies for the army . I I I Fort Western at Augusto was construc ted in 1754 and restored in 192 1 . Fort I Weste rn was the sta rting poin t of the expedition. I I I I The original blockhouse at Fort Halifax I in Windslow was constructed in 1754. I I I I State picnic area and interpretative site south of Skowhegan. I I I I Pulp wood in the Kennebec River, south of Skowhegan, at the state inte rpre tati ve I and picnic site. I I I Looking south at the rapids of the I Kennebec from Foot Bridge at Skowhegan. I I I Three mil es northwest of Norridgewock on the west side of the Kennebec, I Mt. Bigg e l ow and Sugarloaf Mountain Rong es in the d istance . I I I I State Interpre tati ve Stop at La ke Wyman on Route 201 opposite Carry ing Place I Stream. I ; ii J:.' I .i.. .. ~ I ') . La ke Wyman looking southw est from Ro ute 201 . .- ~ . I i nterpreto ti ve stop. ' I I I County Rood on west side of La ke Wyman. Scenic Rood would fol low the Lake to I Cbrrying Place Stream . I I I I Carrying Place Stream entering La ke Wyman. Point where Arnold's army I left the Kennebec River. I I I I Looking west across Middle Corry Pond. I I I I Logg ing Road between East Corry Pond I and Middle Corry Pond. I I I Flagstaff Lake looking northeast toward I Canadian border. I I I Looking southeast from Flagstaff La ke toward the Bigelow Mounta in Range from right to left is Cranberry Peak , I EostNubble and the Horns. This area could become an outstanding State I Recreational Resource . I I Cathedral of Pines State Pork looking I southeast toward Bigelow Mountain. Facilities include comping ,picnicking I and swimming . I I I State Picnic Site at the Dead Rive r I where Route 27 crosses. I I I Chain of La kes looking west to '' Height I o f La nd " from Route 27. I I I I and many of the landmarks, such as mountains and swamps. Arnold's I journal, along with those kept by others on the expedition, like Meigs, Dearborn, Senter and Henry, enable us today to trace quite closely the I progress of the army and its activities day by dEJ¥. As a resu1t, it should be an easy matter to devise a vivid and accurate interpretive I program. I Much of the countryside through which the army passed looks much as it looked in the f'all of' 1775. Except for areas around Augusta, Winslow, I Waterville, Skowhegan, and Madison, there has been moderate urbanization I or commercialization. The be.nks of the Kennebec from its mouth to Bingham are a patchwork of farms and woodlands with most of the people I and diversified in~ustries in the communities on a narrow strip close to the river. In 1775, settlement had already pushed as far north as I Norridgewock Falls, so the character of the region is basically the I same as it was then. Above Bingham the agricu1tural section ends, the land gets more hi~ and rocq, and the forest closes in. Dense forests, I except for a few small villages and isolated cabins, extend north along the Kennebec, across the Great Carrying Place, up the Dead River, and I along the Chain of' Ponds to the Quebec border.
Recommended publications
  • Maine State Legislature

    Maine State Legislature

    MAINE STATE LEGISLATURE The following document is provided by the LAW AND LEGISLATIVE DIGITAL LIBRARY at the Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library http://legislature.maine.gov/lawlib Reproduced from scanned originals with text recognition applied (searchable text may contain some errors and/or omissions) F 27 ,P5 B323 1992 TABLE OF CONTENTS A. DIRECTOR'S 1992 SUMMARY B. OPERATIONAL HIGHLIGHTS AND OVERVIEW I OVERVIEW II PUBLIC RELATIONS III SAFETY IV NEW CONSTRUCTION V MAINTENANCE VI TRAINING VII SEARCH & RESCUE VIII LAW ENFORCEMENT IX SPECIAL ACTIVITIES X PROJECTION OF MAJOR P~OJECTS FOR 1993-1994 XI 1992 BSP VOLUNTEER PROGRAM XII ANNUAL REPORT WILDLIFE REPORT C. SCIENFIC FOREST MANAGEMENT AREA I FOREST ISSUES AND ADMINISTRATION II FOREST EDUCATION III PUBLIC RELATIONS IV FOREST OPERATIONS V OTHER ACTIVITIES D. INFORMATION/EDUCATION I PUBLIC PROGRAMS II EXCHANGE & PROFESSIONAL ENRICHMENT III PARK USE COMMITTEE - 1992 PROGRESS IV MT. PATROL V 1992 LOON AUDUBON LOON COUNT VI SUMMER INFORMATION/EDUCATION INTERN VII RESERVATION OFFICE VIII INFORMATION BOOTH IX OTHER NOTES FROM 1992 X RESEARCH XI LONG-TERM STUDIES E. ADMINISTRATIVE SERVICES I PERSONNEL CHANGES II TRAINING III CONTRACT SERVICES IV SUPPLY V DONATION ACCOUNT VI STATISTICAL REPORT VII PERSONNEL LISTING a. ORGANIZATION CHART b. YEAR ROUND c. SEASONAL F. FINANCIAL REPORTS G. DIRECTOR'S CONCLUDING REMARKS H. APPENDIX I AUTHORITY/ADVISORY LISTING/SUB-COMMITTEES II DIRECTOR'S COMMUNICATIONS COMMITTEE III HARPSWELL COMMITTEE IV SCIENTIFIC FOREST MANAGEMENT AREA V SCIENTIFIC STUDY REVIEW COMMITTEE VI DIRECTOR'S STATEMENT ON LOW LEVEL FLIGHTS VII TOGUE POND PURCHASE CONTRACT OF SALE VIII 1992 AUDIT LETTER OF RECOMMENDATION A, DIRECTOR'S 1992 SUMMARY Irvin C.
  • West Branch Penobscot Fishing Report

    West Branch Penobscot Fishing Report

    West Branch Penobscot Fishing Report Tsarism and authorial Cal blacktops, but Tomlin interminably laving her Bodoni. Converted Christopher coups dumbstruck.horridly. Vasiform Joseph wambled no spindrift exhausts clerically after Elton temps meritoriously, quite Read across for example of the future uses and whitefish, west branch of things like anglers There certainly are patterns, year to year, day to day, but your fishing plans always need to be flexible this time of year. Maine has an equal vote with other states on the ASMFC Striped Bass Board, which meets next Tuesday, Feb. New fishing destinations in your area our Guiding! Continue reading the results are in full swing and feeding fish are looking. Atlantic Salmon fry have been stocked from the shores of Bowlin Camps Lodge each year. East Outlet dam is just as as! Of which flow into Indian Pond reach Season GEAR Species Length Limit Total Bag. Anyone ever fish the East and West Branches of Kennebec. And they provide a great fish for families to target. No sign of the first big flush of young of the year alewives moving down river, but we are due any day now. Good technique and local knowledge may be your ticket to catching trout. Salmon, smelt, shad, and alewife were historically of high value to the commercial fishing industry. As the tide dropped out of this bay there was one pack of striped bass that packed themselves so tightly together and roamed making tight circles as they went. Food, extra waterproof layers, and hot drinks are always excellent choices. John watershed including the Northwest, Southwest, and Baker branches, and the Little and Big Black Rivers.
  • NATIONAL HISTORIC\LANDMARKS Network

    NATIONAL HISTORIC\LANDMARKS Network

    NATIONAL HISTORIC\LANDMARKS Network Volume III, No. National Park Service, National Historic Landmarks Program Summer zooo Angel Island Immigration Station: Major Steps for Preserving a National Treasure Stewards by Daniel Quan by Mary L. Leach ROM 1910 TO 1940, ANGEL ISLAND Station was designated a National Historic Immigration Station, located in the Landmark in 1997. HE NATIONAL HISTORIC FSan Francisco Bay, was the primary The immigration station is part of Angel Landmark Stewards Association if entry for immigrants arriving on Island State Park, a unit of the California T (NHLSA) has taken the first the West Coast. Its most significant role Department of Parks and Recreation. The major steps in becoming a national organi­ was as a detainment center for Chinese movement to preserve and restore it has zation. Its Articles of Incorporation and its immigrants, who were subject to exclusion­ been led by the Angel Island Immigration Bylaws were recently filed in the ary immigration laws from 1882 until Station Foundation, a volunteer group that Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. In addi­ 1943. While detained, many Chinese successfully lobbied for $250,000 in state tion, its 501(c)(3) application for recogni­ immigrants carved poignant, emotional funds for initial stabilization of the deten­ tion as a charitable organization is being poems into the walls of the detention bar­ tion barracks, thereby allowing the building finalized for submission to the Internal racks. Over 100 poems have been docu­ to be opened to the public. Since then, no Revenue Service. In the meantime, the mented, many of which are still visible other public or private funds have been University of Maryland Foundation has today.
  • Kennebec Estuary Focus Areas of Statewide Ecological Significance Kennebec Estuary

    Kennebec Estuary Focus Areas of Statewide Ecological Significance Kennebec Estuary

    Focus Areas of Statewide Ecological Significance: Kennebec Estuary Focus Areas of Statewide Ecological Significance Kennebec Estuary WHY IS THIS AREA SIGNIFICANT? The Kennebec Estuary Focus Area contains more than 20 percent of Maine’s tidal marshes, a significant percentage of Maine’s sandy beach and associated dune Biophysical Region habitats, and globally rare pitch pine • Central Maine Embayment woodland communities. More than two • Cacso Bay Coast dozen rare plant species inhabit the area’s diverse natural communities. Numerous imperiled species of animals have been documented in the Focus Area, and it contains some of the state’s best habitat for bald eagles. OPPORTUNITIES FOR CONSERVATION » Work with willing landowners to permanently protect remaining undeveloped areas. » Encourage town planners to improve approaches to development that may impact Focus Area functions. » Educate recreational users about the ecological and economic benefits provided by the Focus Area. » Monitor invasive plants to detect problems early. » Find ways to mitigate past and future contamination of the watershed. For more conservation opportunities, visit the Beginning with Habitat Online Toolbox: www.beginningwithhabitat.org/ toolbox/about_toolbox.html. Rare Animals Rare Plants Natural Communities Bald Eagle Lilaeopsis Estuary Bur-marigold Coastal Dune-marsh Ecosystem Spotted Turtle Mudwort Long-leaved Bluet Maritime Spruce–Fir Forest Harlequin Duck Dwarf Bulrush Estuary Monkeyflower Pitch Pine Dune Woodland Tidewater Mucket Marsh Bulrush Smooth Sandwort
  • Mountains of Maine Title

    Mountains of Maine Title

    e Mountains of Maine: Skiing in the Pine Tree State Dedicated to the Memory of John Christie A great skier and friend of the Ski Museum of Maine e New England Ski Museum extends sincere thanks An Exhibit by the to these people and organizations who contributed New England Ski Museum time, knowledge and expertise to this exhibition. and the e Membership of New England Ski Museum Glenn Parkinson Ski Museum of Maine Art Tighe of Foto Factory Jim uimby Scott Andrews Ted Sutton E. John B. Allen Ken Williams Traveling exhibit made possible by Leigh Breidenbach Appalachian Mountain Club Dan Cassidy Camden Public Library P.W. Sprague Memorial Foundation John Christie Maine Historical Society Joe Cushing Saddleback Mountain Cate & Richard Gilbane Dave Irons Ski Museum of Maine Bruce Miles Sugarloaf Mountain Ski Club Roland O’Neal Sunday River Isolated Outposts of Maine Skiing 1870 to 1930 In the annals of New England skiing, the state of Maine was both a leader and a laggard. e rst historical reference to the use of skis in the region dates back to 1871 in New Sweden, where a colony of Swedish immigrants was induced to settle in the untamed reaches of northern Aroostook County. e rst booklet to oer instruction in skiing to appear in the United States was printed in 1905 by the eo A. Johnsen Company of Portland. Despite these early glimmers of skiing awareness, when the sport began its ascendancy to popularity in the 1930s, the state’s likeliest venues were more distant, and public land ownership less widespread, than was the case in the neighboring states of New Hampshire and Vermont, and ski area development in those states was consequently greater.
  • Seven External Factors That Adversely Influenced Benedict Arnold’S 1775 Expedition to Quebec

    Seven External Factors That Adversely Influenced Benedict Arnold’S 1775 Expedition to Quebec

    SEVEN EXTERNAL FACTORS THAT ADVERSELY INFLUENCED BENEDICT ARNOLD’S 1775 EXPEDITION TO QUEBEC Stephen Darley Introduction Sometime in August of 1775, less than two months after taking command of the Continental Army, Commander-in-Chief George Washington made the decision to send two distinct detachments to invade Canada with the objective of making it the fourteenth colony and depriving the British of their existing North American base of operations. The first expedition, to be commanded by Major General Philip Schuyler of Albany, New York, was to start in Albany and take the Lake Champlain-Richelieu River route to Montreal and then on to Quebec. The second expedition, which was assigned to go through the unknown Maine wilderness, was to be commanded by Colonel Benedict Arnold of New Haven, Connecticut.1 What is not well understood is just how much the outcome of Arnold’s expedition was affected by seven specific factors each of which will be examined in this article. Sickness, weather and topography were three external factors that adversely affected the detachment despite the exemplary leadership of Arnold. As if the external factors were not enough, the expedition’s food supply became badly depleted as the march went on. The food shortage was directly related to the adverse weather conditions. However, there were two other factors that affected the food supply and the ability of the men to complete the march. These factors were the green wood used to manufacture the boats and the return of the Lieutenant Colonel Roger Enos Division while the expedition was still in the wilderness.
  • American Eel Distribution and Dam Locations in the Merrymeeting Bay

    American Eel Distribution and Dam Locations in the Merrymeeting Bay

    Seboomook Lake American Eel Distribution and Dam Ripogenus Lake Locations in the Merrymeeting Bay Pittston Farm North East Carry Lobster Lake Watershed (Androscoggin and Canada Falls Lake Rainbow Lake Kennebec River Watersheds) Ragged Lake a d a n Androscoggin River Watershed (3,526 sq. miles) a C Upper section (1,363 sq. miles) South Twin Lake Rockwood Lower section (2,162 sq. miles) Kokadjo Turkey Tail Lake Kennebec River Watershed (6,001 sq. miles) Moosehead Lake Wood Pond Long Pond Long Pond Dead River (879 sq. miles) Upper Jo-Mary Lake Upper Section (1,586 sq. miles) Attean Pond Lower Section (3,446 sq. miles) Number Five Bog Lowelltown Lake Parlin Estuary (90 sq. miles) Round Pond Hydrology; 1:100,000 National Upper Wilson Pond Hydrography Dataset Greenville ! American eel locations from MDIFW electrofishing surveys Spencer Lake " Dams (US Army Corps and ME DEP) Johnson Bog Shirley Mills Brownville Junction Brownville " Monson Sebec Lake Milo Caratunk Eustis Flagstaff Lake Dover-Foxcroft Guilford Stratton Kennebago Lake Wyman Lake Carrabassett Aziscohos Lake Bingham Wellington " Dexter Exeter Corners Oquossoc Rangeley Harmony Kingfield Wilsons Mills Rangeley Lake Solon Embden Pond Lower Richardson Lake Corinna Salem Hartland Sebasticook Lake Newport Phillips Etna " Errol New Vineyard " Madison Umbagog Lake Pittsfield Skowhegan Byron Carlton Bog Upton Norridgewock Webb Lake Burnham e Hinckley Mercer r Farmington Dixmont i h s " Andover e p Clinton Unity Pond n i m a a Unity M H East Pond Wilton Fairfield w e Fowler Bog Mexico N Rumford
  • National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet COLBURN HOUSE STATE HISTORIC SITE KENNEBEC COUNTY

    National Register of Historic Places Continuation Sheet COLBURN HOUSE STATE HISTORIC SITE KENNEBEC COUNTY

    rr r * { ' \ NPS Form 10-900 jv OMB No. 10024-0018 (Oct. 1990) United States Department of the Interior National Park Service National Register of Historic Places Registration Form This form is for use in nominating or requesting determinations for individual properties and districts. See instructionsTrts£tow to Complete/the National Register of Historic Places Registration Form (National Register Bulletin 16A). Complete each item by marking VSn^he apj>ro0riate box or by entering the information requested. If an item does not apply to the property being documented, enter "N/A" for "not applicable^" Fgf functions, architectural classification, materials, and areas of significance, enter only categories and subcategories from the instructions. PlacxNfdditional entries and narrative items on continuation sheets (NPS Form 10-900a). Use a typewriter, word processor, or computer, to complete all items. 1. Name of Property historic name Colburn House State Historic Site other names/site number 2. Location street & number Arnold Road. Old Route 27(.1 mi. south of northern intersection with Rt. 27) N/A not for publication city or town.............Pittston... N/A vicinity state Maine__________ code ME county Kennebec____ code 011___ zip code 04435 3. State/Federal Agency Certification As the designated authority under the National Historic Preservation Act, as amended, I hereby certify that this E nomination D request for determination of eligibility meets the documentation standards for registering properties in the National Register of Historic Places and meets the procedural and professional requirements set forth in 36 CFR Part 60. In rny opinion, the property B meets Ddoes not meet the National Register criteria.
  • Maine Boating 2008 Laws & Rules

    Maine Boating 2008 Laws & Rules

    Maine State Library Maine State Documents Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Law Books Inland Fisheries and Wildlife 1-1-2008 Maine Boating 2008 Laws & Rules Follow this and additional works at: http://digitalmaine.com/ifw_law_books Recommended Citation "Maine Boating 2008 Laws & Rules" (2008). Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Law Books. 479. http://digitalmaine.com/ifw_law_books/479 This Text is brought to you for free and open access by the Inland Fisheries and Wildlife at Maine State Documents. It has been accepted for inclusion in Inland Fisheries and Wildlife Law Books by an authorized administrator of Maine State Documents. For more information, please contact [email protected]. STATE OF MAINE BOATING 2008 LAW S & RU L E S www.maine.gov/ifw STATE OF MAINE BOATING 2008 LAW S & RU L E S www.maine.gov/ifw MESSAGE FROM THE GOVERNOR & COMMISSIONER With an impressive inventory of 6,000 lakes and ponds, 3,000 miles of coastline, and over 32,000 miles of rivers and streams, Maine is truly a remarkable place for you to launch your boat and enjoy the variety and beauty of our waters. Providing public access to these bodies of water is extremely impor- tant to us because we want both residents and visitors alike to enjoy them to the fullest. The Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife works diligently to provide access to Maine’s waters, whether it’s a remote mountain pond, or Maine’s Casco Bay. How you conduct yourself on Maine’s waters will go a long way in de- termining whether new access points can be obtained since only a fraction of our waters have dedicated public access.
  • STATE of MAINE EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT STATE PLANNIJ'\G OFFICE 38 STATE HOUSE STATION AUGUSTA, MAINE 043 3 3-003Fi ANGUS S

    STATE of MAINE EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT STATE PLANNIJ'\G OFFICE 38 STATE HOUSE STATION AUGUSTA, MAINE 043 3 3-003Fi ANGUS S

    MAINE STATE LEGISLATURE The following document is provided by the LAW AND LEGISLATIVE DIGITAL LIBRARY at the Maine State Law and Legislative Reference Library http://legislature.maine.gov/lawlib Reproduced from scanned originals with text recognition applied (searchable text may contain some errors and/or omissions) Great Pond Tasl< Force Final Report KF 5570 March 1999 .Z99 Prepared by Maine State Planning Office I 84 ·State Street Augusta, Maine 04333 Acknowledgments The Great Pond Task Force thanks Hank Tyler and Mark DesMeules for the staffing they provided to the Task Force. Aline Lachance provided secretarial support for the Task Force. The Final Report was written by Hank Tyler. Principal editing was done by Mark DesMeules. Those offering additional editorial and layout assistance/input include: Jenny Ruffing Begin and Liz Brown. Kevin Boyle, Jennifer Schuetz and JefferyS. Kahl of the University of Maine prepared the economic study, Great Ponds Play an Integral Role in Maine's Economy. Frank O'Hara of Planning Decisions prepared the Executive Summary. Larry Harwood, Office of GIS, prepared the maps. In particular, the Great Pond Task Force appreciates the effort made by all who participated in the public comment phase of the project. D.D.Tyler donated the artwork of a Common Loon (Gavia immer). Copyright Diana Dee Tyler, 1984. STATE OF MAINE EXECUTIVE DEPARTMENT STATE PLANNIJ'\G OFFICE 38 STATE HOUSE STATION AUGUSTA, MAINE 043 3 3-003fi ANGUS S. KING, JR. EVAN D. RICHERT, AICP GOVERNOR DIRECTOR March 1999 Dear Land & Water Resources Council: Maine citizens have spoken loud and clear to the Great Pond Task Force about the problems confronting Maine's lakes and ponds.
  • Pownalbo Rough Court House the Lincoln County Cultural And

    Pownalbo Rough Court House the Lincoln County Cultural And

    Form 10-300 UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR STATE: (July 1969) NATIONAL PARK SERVICE Maine COUNTY: NATIONAL REGISTER OF HISTORIC PLACES Lincoln INVENTORY - NOMINATION FORM FOR NPS USE ONLY ENTRY NUMBER (Type all entries — complete applicable sections) COMMON: /-^ . Pownalbo rough Courtt HoHouse AND/OR HISTORIC: STREET AND NUMBER: Cedar Grove Road CITY OR TOWN: Dresden COUNTY: X Maine 1 Lincoln CATEGORY ACCESS.BLE OWNERSH.P STATUS (Check One) TO THE PUBLIC D District |£] Building D P^lic Public Acquisition: H occupied seasonal [53 Restricted D Site Q] Structure S Private CD In Process D Unoccupied i — .n - • CD Unrestricted D Object D Both [ | Being Considered Lj Preservation work in progress n NO PRESENT USE (Check One or More as Appropriate) \ | Agricultural | | Government [~~1 Park CD Transportation | | Commercial 1 1 Industrial [~] Private Residence n Other (Specify) JC] Educational 1 1 Mi itary Q Religious I | Entertainment CD Museum J£] Scientific OWNER'S NAME: The Lincoln County Cultural and Historical Society STREET AND NUMBER: Federal Street Cl TY OR TOWN: CODE Wise as set Maine -T8- COURTHOUSE, REGISTRY OF DEEDS, ETC: Lincoln County Courthouse Lincoln OUNTY: STREET AND NUMBER: CITY OR TOWN: Wiscasset Maine 1 8 TitI-E OF SURVEY: Historic American Buildings Survey DATE OF SURVEY: S Federal CD State | | County | | Loca DEPOSITORY FOR SURVEY RECORDS: Library of Congress STREET AND NUMBER: CITY OR TOWN: STATE: Washington D. C. 08 (Check One) [jjj| Excellent 1 Good CU Fair [~j Deteriorated a Ruins n Unexposed CONDITION (Check One) (Check One) D Altered E Unaltered D Moved [X) Original Site DESCRIBE THE PRESENT AND ORIGINAL (if known) PHYSICAL APPEARANCE The Plymouth Company Proprietors on April 13th, 1?61, voted to build, within the parade of Fort Shirley, a house forty-five feet long and foipty-four feet wide and three stories high, and that one room on the second story forty-five feet long and twenty feet wide be fitted with boxes and benches needful for holding courts.
  • PDF Download

    PDF Download

    Focus Areas of Statewide Ecological Significance: Kennebec Estuary Focus Areas of Statewide Ecological Significance Kennebec Estuary Focus Area Municipalities Arrowsic Bath Bowdoinham Brunswick Dresden Gardiner Georgetown Perkins Twp Swan Island Phippsburg Pittston Richmond Topsham West Bath Westport Island Wiscasset Woolwich WHY IS THIS AREA SIGNIFICANT? Rare Animals The Kennebec Estuary Focus Area contains Bald Eagle Piping Plover Spotted Turtle Least Tern more than 20 percent of Maine’s tidal marshes, a Harlequin Duck Roseate Tern significant percentage of Maine’s sandy beach and Tidewater Mucket Arctic Tern associated dune habitats, and globally rare pitch Ribbon Snake Short-nosed Sturgeon Redfin Pickerel Saltmarsh Sharp-tailed pine woodland communities. More than two dozen Atlantic Salmon Sparrow rare plant species inhabit the area’s diverse natural communities. Eight imperiled species of animals have Rare Plants Lilaeopsis Eaton’s Bur-marigold been documented in the Focus Area, and it contains Mudwort Estuary Bur-marigold some of the state’s best habitat for bald eagles. Dwarf Bulrush Long-leaved Bluet Marsh Bulrush Estuary Monkeyflower Dry Land Sedge Smooth Sandwort OPPORTUNITIES FOR CONSERVATION Yellow Pond-lily Beaked Spikerush » Work with willing landowners to permanently Clammy Azalea Long’s Bitter-cress Pygmyweed Spongy Arrow-head protect remaining undeveloped areas. Tidal Spikerush Narrow-leaf Arrowhead » Encourage town planners to improve approaches Stiff Arrow-head Sweet Pepper-bush to development that may impact Focus Area Parker’s Pipewort Small Salt-marsh Aster Mountain-laurel Horned Pondweed functions. Marsh-elder Saltmarsh False-foxglove » Educate recreational users about the ecological and Water Pimpernel Large-purple False Foxglove economic benefits provided by the Focus Area.