Article Title

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

Authors

Hayden L.V. Anderson, University of Maine

Publication Date

7-1-1979

Document Type

Article

First Page

21

Last Page

46

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.

Recommended Citation

Anderson, Hayden L.. "Penobscot Waterways Canals and Waterway Improvements on the Penobscot River, 1816-1921." Maine History 19, 1 (1979): 21-46. https://digitalcommons.library.umaine.edu/mainehistoryjournal/vol19/iss1/3