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    The Sheepscot River is a 66-mile-long (106 km) river in the U.S. state of Maine. Its lower portion is a complex island estuary with connections to the...
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  • Branch Sheepscot River Dyer River Marsh River Cross River Back River (Boothbay, Maine) Sasanoa River – connects to Kennebec River Little Sheepscot River Little...
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  • with the Sheepscot River, which forms the west side of the island. The Cross River joins the north end of the Back River with the Sheepscot River to the...
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  • The West Branch Sheepscot River is a 24.9-mile-long (40.1 km) river in Maine. The branch originates in the northwest corner of Palermo (44°27′27″N 69°25′20″W...
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  • the Sheepscot and the Kennebec rivers Back River (Sheepscot River), a short tidal channel in the town of Boothbay, Maine Back River (Meduncook River), a...
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    carried the rails over the Sheepscot River. The railroad was within a relatively steeply incised portion of the Sheepscot River valley between Head Tide...
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    part of the Atlantic Ocean. It is bordered to the west by the tidal Sheepscot River and to the east by Linekin Bay. The town center sits at the north end...
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    formerly industrial, now rural village at the head of tide of the Sheepscot River in Alna, Maine. The area had been industrially active since the mid-18th...
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    landed here and exchanged gifts with the Indians. Situated on the tidal Sheepscot River, Wiscasset was first settled by Europeans in 1660. The community was...
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    for alder, the tree which grows in profusion along the banks of the Sheepscot River. Alna was the site of the first fish hatchery in Maine, started shortly...
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    Maine. Located just below the mouth of Dyer Brook where it enters the Sheepscot River, the 1,200-acre (490 ha) includes an area that has seen little alteration...
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  • Cross River (Maine), a tributary of the Sheepscot River Cross River (Gunflint Lake), a river in Minnesota Cross River (Lake Superior), a river in Minnesota...
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    side of the tidal Sheepscot River, which forms the boundary with the town of Edgecomb to the east. The CDP extends along the Sheepscot south to Birch Point...
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    Sasanoa River is an 8.6-mile-long (13.8 km) tidal channel in the Midcoast region of Maine, connecting the Kennebec River with the Sheepscot River. The Sasanoa...
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    Maryland. The rest were scattered along the coast of Squirrel Island near Sheepscot River in Maine. Carson bequeathed her manuscripts and papers to Yale University...
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    village of Sheepscot on the Sheepscot River in western Newcastle was listed on the National Register of Historic Places as the Sheepscot Historic District...
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    Back River is a 16-mile-long (26 km) waterway in coastal Maine, USA, in the combined estuary of the Sheepscot and the Kennebec rivers. The Back River runs...
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    HMS Victor. The British captured Hancock and Fox, but Boston escaped to the Sheepscot River on the Maine coast. McNeill was court-martialed in June 1779 for his...
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    town of Whitefield. Throughout its whole route, SR 218 parallels the Sheepscot River. SR 218 begins along Federal Street in Wiscasset, the county seat of...
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  • Pennsylvania West Branch Sheepscot River, tributary of the Sheepscot River in Maine West Branch Souhegan River, tributary of the Souhegan River in New Hampshire...
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  • North Newcastle and Sheepscot where it joins the tidal Sheepscot River. The Dyer river is integral to the health of the Dyer River Valley preserve where...
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    bridges the Sheepscot River in Wiscasset, the Damariscotta River in Damariscotta, the Medomak River in Waldoboro, and the Saint George River in Thomaston...
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    during his long absences from home. Phips established a shipyard on the Sheepscot River at Merrymeeting Bay in Maine in 1675 at the outbreak of King Philips...
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    05 km2) is water. Southport is on Southport Island, in the mouth of the Sheepscot River. The islands of Southport include the Ark, Boston Island, Burnt Island...
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    separated from the mainland by two coastal salt-water rivers: the Sheepscot River and the Back River. The island is connected to the mainland at the northwest...
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  • The Cross River is a 5.0-mile-long (8.0 km) tidal river in Maine. It is a tributary of the Sheepscot River. The Cross River begins in the town of Boothbay...
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  • Marsh River is a 3.9-mile-long (6.3 km) tidal river in Newcastle, Maine, in the United States. It is a tributary of the Sheepscot River. The Marsh River is...
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  • Sheepscot Pond (also called Sheepscot Lake) is the third-largest lake in Waldo County, Maine. It is in the township of Palermo, on the western edge of...
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    extending into the Gulf of Maine, Boothbay lies between the Sheepscot River and Damariscotta River. The town includes Damariscove Island. Boothbay is crossed...
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    in Maine that have been removed as physical impediments to free-flowing rivers or streams. Map all coordinates using OpenStreetMap Download coordinates...
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