Penobscot Waterways Canals and Waterway Improvements on the Penobscot River, 1816-1921

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Moses Greenleaf, William Anson, Ezekiel Holmes, Stillwater Canal, river steamboat, John Swazey, Eastern Lock and Sluice Company, John Bennoch, John Roberts, Piscataquis Canal, Telos Canal, Rufus Dwinel, Penobscot River Navigation Company, William, Daniel Moor

Abstract

This article describes the development of the Penobscot River waterway in the period 1816-1921. It discusses the ways in which theses improvements facilitated the movement of logs through the eastern wilderness and allowed for steamboat travel from Old Town to Mattawamkeag prior to the beginning of rail service.

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Published

1979-07-01

Issue

Vol. 19 No. 1 (1979): Maine History Journal

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Articles