• The Somerset and Kennebec Railroad was a 19th-century Maine railroad which became part of the Maine Central Railroad. The railroad was built in stages...
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    serving industries from Gardiner to Augusta. The Somerset and Kennebec Railroad was chartered in 1848 and completed from Augusta to Waterville in 1853. It...
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    to Bangor, and the Skowhegan branch of the Maine Central Railroad (originally the Somerset and Kennebec Railroad) ran along the Kennebec River from Waterville...
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    and Kennebec Railroad (later part of the Maine Central Railroad) reached the town in 1856. Skowhegan Falls provided water power for industry, and Skowhegan...
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    The Kennebec River (Abenaki: Kinəpékʷihtəkʷ) is a 170-mile-long (270 km) river within the U.S. state of Maine. It rises in Moosehead Lake in west-central...
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    1862 through the merger of the Androscoggin and Kennebec Railroad and the Penobscot and Kennebec Railroad, resulting in a line from Danville (now Auburn)...
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    The Somerset Railroad was built to serve Kennebec River communities and later extended through timberlands to a large wooden Victorian era destination...
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  • Brunswick Southern Railway) Pan Am Railways (PAR) St. Lawrence and Atlantic Railroad (SLR) (Genesee and Wyoming) Turners Island, LLC (TI) Amtrak (AMTK) Belfast...
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    town in Somerset County, Maine, United States. The population was 866 at the 2020 census. Bingham is a historic town located beside the Kennebec River....
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    the area of Winslow west of the Kennebec River was incorporated as Waterville. The Androscoggin and Kennebec Railroad arrived in 1849, spurring Waterville...
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  • before a decision was made for her to be tried in Kennebec County. Following her arraignment and while she was being held without bail, Attorney General...
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    the Belfast and Moosehead Lake Railroad near Burnham Junction. The reorganized WW&F completed a branch line from Weeks Mills to the Kennebec River at Winslow...
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    Waterville, Maine (category Cities in Kennebec County, Maine)
    city in Kennebec County, Maine, United States, on the west bank of the Kennebec River. The city is home to Colby College, Thomas College, and the headquarters...
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    become Somerset County on March 1, 1809. General Benedict Arnold and his troops passed through Anson village in 1775 on their way up the Kennebec River...
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    the falls. Blacksmith shops and a carriage shop were established. In 1855, the Penobscot and Kennebec Railroad arrived, and Pittsfield developed into a...
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    The Sandy River is a 73.3-mile-long (118.0 km) tributary of the Kennebec River in the U.S. state of Maine. The Sandy River originates in the Sandy River...
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  • and Rangeley Lakes Railroad, Bridgton and Saco River Railroad, Monson Railroad, Kennebec Central Railroad and Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway...
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    Carrabassett River (category Tributaries of the Kennebec River)
    The Carrabassett River, a tributary of the Kennebec River, is located in Franklin County and Somerset County, Maine, in the United States. It rises near...
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  • Central Railroad is formed by merger of the Androscoggin and Kennebec Railroad with the Penobscot and Kennebec Railroad. November 10 – Chicago and North...
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  • describe extensive fields cleared for cultivation. The tribe also fished the Kennebec River. French Jesuits established an early mission at the village, which...
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    Weston Homestead (category Houses in Somerset County, Maine)
    Historic Places in 1977. The Weston Homestead is set on the east bank of the Kennebec River, on a rural parcel at the end of Weston Road, north of the town center...
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  • Central Railroad converts to a standard gauge mainline from Portland to Bangor after leasing the standard gauge Portland and Kennebec Railroad. Mason Bogie...
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    Moxie Falls (category Landforms of Somerset County, Maine)
    The falls are part of Moxie Stream which flows from Moxie Pond into the Kennebec River approximately 1 kilometer (0.62 mi) downstream the falls. Moxie Stream...
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    Maine (category States and territories established in 1820)
    Colony had seized New Somersetshire and Lygonia by force by 1658. The Territory of Sagadahock between the Kennebec River and St. Croix River notionally became...
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    Moose River (Maine) (category Tributaries of the Kennebec River)
    watersheds of the Kennebec River in Maine and the Chaudière River in Quebec. From there, the river runs east through Attean Pond and Wood Pond, past the...
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    Register of Historic Places listings in Somerset County, Maine. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register...
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    Penobscot Nation Warden Service Pleasant Point Police Department Boston and Maine Railroad Police Department Canadian Pacific Police Service University of Maine...
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    Register of Historic Places listings in Kennebec County, Maine. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register...
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    Woods, roughly defined as the headwaters of the Saint John, Penobscot and Kennebec Rivers, was populated during the colonial era by refugees fleeing oppressive...
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    Maine State Route 148 (category Transportation in Somerset County, Maine)
    highway in the U.S. state of Maine. Running through portions of Franklin and Somerset counties, it connects SR 43 in the town of Industry with Madison at U...
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