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Champlain's 1607 chart of the Kennebec. In 1605, French explorer Samuel de Champlain navigated the coast of what is now Maine, charting the land and rivers of what was then called New France, L'Acadie, including the Kennebec as far upriver as present-day Bath, as well as the St. Croix, and Penobscot rivers. [4]
This is a route-map template for the Kennebec River, a waterway in the United States.. For a key to symbols, see {{waterways legend}}.; For information on using this template, see Template:Routemap.
The Doubling Point Range Lights are located on the lower Kennebec River, at a point where the normally south-flowing river makes a sharp turn to the east, followed by a turn back to the south. The range lights are set on the north side of the second turn; the first is marked by the Doubling Point Light. The range lights are oriented so that ...
Doubling Point Light is a lighthouse on the Kennebec River in Arrowsic, Maine. [1] [3] It was established in 1898, fifteen years after the founding of the Bath Iron Works, a major shipbuilder, 1.5 miles (2.4 km) upriver.
Squirrel Point Light is a lighthouse marking the southwestern point of Arrowsic Island on the Kennebec River. [2] [3] [4] It was established in 1898, as part of a major upgrade of the river's lights — the Doubling Point Light and the separate Range Lights on the point, Perkins Island Light, and Squirrel Point Light were all built at the same time.
Kennebec River (1 C, 14 P) Pages in category "Rivers of Kennebec County, Maine" The following 6 pages are in this category, out of 6 total.
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The Sandy River is a 73.3-mile-long (118.0 km) [2] tributary of the Kennebec River in the U.S. state of Maine. The Sandy River originates in the Sandy River Ponds ( 44°53′37″N 70°32′26″W / 44.8937°N 70.5406°W / 44.8937; -70.5406 ( Sandy River source ) ) at an elevation of 1,700 feet (520 m) in Sandy River Plantation