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Jewell Island

Jewell Island is a small island in Casco Bay, Maine, United States. Approximately 1 mile (1.6 km) long from southwest to northeast, it is located off the coast of Cliff Island, approximately eight miles from downtown Portland. It is a state-owned island with a small but protected harbor as well as camping and walking paths. Jewell Island was part of the Harbor Defenses of Portland fort network. The island is part of the city of Portland. Jewell Island can be reached by private or charter boats. There is no ferry service to the island. The island is rich in legend—tales are told of Captain Kidd cruising its coast and hiding treasure. The World War II bunkers are said to be haunted by soldiers, and the beaches by bootleggers. Several accounts of ghostly encounters can be heard in local towns. During World War II, the island included the Jewell Island Military Reservation. Three coastal artillery gun batteries were constructed on the island. The largest, although never completed, was Battery Construction Number (BCN) 202. It was designed for two 6-inch guns in shielded mounts that would be on the large concrete circles at each end of the battery. Positions for two Anti-Motor Torpedo Boat (AMTB) batteries with 90 mm guns were also constructed on Jewell Island. Each battery was authorized four 90 mm guns, two on fixed mounts and two on towed mounts. The guns were dual-purpose, able to fire against air or surface targets. The batteries were designated AMTB 967 and AMTB 968. The World War II construction was part of a modernization of the Harbor Defenses of Portland, centered on Battery Steele on Peaks Island, which the fire control towers and SCR-296 radar on Jewell Island supported. See also Seacoast defense in the United States Stephen Larrabee References External links "Jewell Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. September 30, 1980. Retrieved October 25, 2010.
Biddeford Municipal Airport

Biddeford Municipal Airport (FAA LID: B19) is a public use airport in York County, Maine, United States. It is owned by the City of Biddeford and is located two nautical miles (3.70 km) south of the central business district. Facilities and aircraft Biddeford Municipal Airport covers an area of 126 acres (51 ha) at an elevation of 157 feet (48 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 06/24 with an asphalt surface measuring 3,000 by 75 feet (914 x 23 m). For the 12-month period ending August 19, 2008, the airport had 23,150 aircraft operations, an average of 63 per day: 100% general aviation with a few military. At that time there were 48 aircraft based at this airport: 96% single-engine and 4% multi-engine. See also List of airports in Maine References External links Aerial photo as of 29 April 1998 from USGS The National Map FAA Terminal Procedures for B19, effective July 9, 2026 Resources for this airport: FAA airport information for B19 AirNav airport information for B19 FlightAware airport information and live flight tracker SkyVector aeronautical chart for B19
John Hancock Warehouse

The John Hancock Warehouse is a historic warehouse at 136 Lindsay Street in York, Maine. Built in the 18th century, the small warehouse is notable for its association with Massachusetts politician John Hancock. It is the oldest known commercial structure in the state of Maine. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places on December 2, 1969. It is now a museum property owned by Museums of Old York. Description and history The Hancock Warehouse is located south of Lindsay Road on the north bank of the York River, a short way east of the Sewall Bridge, which carries Seabury Road across the river. It is a rectangular 2+1⁄2-story wood-frame structure measuring about 26 by 24 feet (7.9 m × 7.3 m), and is about 40 feet (12 m) tall. It has a gable roof and is finished in shingle siding. The interior is rough-hewn timber construction joined by mortise and tenon joints with wooden peg fasteners. Its second floor is accessible either via an inside stairway or an exterior ramp. There is a wheel (in working order) to facilitate the movement of goods between floors. The warehouse was built in the mid-18th century, and was by the late 1760s owned in part, along with the adjacent wharf and a store, by John Hancock as part of a large merchant empire that included warehouses up and down the Maine coast. Due to his partnership with Joseph Tucker, it is unclear if Hancock ever saw the property himself; he may have visited it in 1791 when he came to York to visit the former Loyalist and longtime friend Jonathan Sayward at his nearby house. When Hancock died, his heirs sold his interest to Tucker. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in York County, Maine References External links Old York museum properties
Jordan Pond

Jordan Pond is an oligotrophic tarn in Acadia National Park near the town of Bar Harbor, Maine. The pond covers 187 acres (76 ha) to a maximum depth of 150 feet (46 m) with a shoreline of 3.6 miles (5.8 km). The pond was formed by the Wisconsin Ice Sheet during the last glacial period. Penobscot Mountain (1194 ft) rises to the west, while Pemetic Mountain (1247 ft) rises to the east. Two roche moutonnées known as The Bubbles (North and South) rise above the northeastern shoreline. The southern end is constrained by glacial debris and an artificial dam. The pond has clear water, with visibility normally 44 feet (13.4 m) and occasionally recorded up to 61 feet (18.6 m), the deepest recordings in Maine. The pond exhibits high levels of dissolved oxygen, and low levels of plant nutrients and plant life. Some types of boating are permitted, but people and pets are prohibited from entering the water as it is the water supply for the village of Seal Harbor. Park usage Park officials estimate that roughly 60 percent of park visitors will visit the pond, primarily the tea-house at the southern end, at some point in their stay. The pond is ringed by a walking trail, from which trails branch off to other park features. One of the park's original carriage trails runs along an adjacent ridge. The Jordan family of Seal Harbor, for whom the pond is named, built a farmhouse near the pond. In the 1870s a restaurant known as the Jordan Pond House was built. Under the management of the McIntires, who operated the establishment from 1895 to 1946, the restaurant became a regular location for high society events. John D. Rockefeller Jr. purchased the restaurant and gave it to the National Park Service. The original building was destroyed by fire in June 1979, and a new building was financed through private fund raising. The Jordan Pond House has a gift shop and a restaurant serving lunch and dinner. The restaurant is known for its service of tea and popovers both on the enclosed veranda and outdoors on the lawn overlooking the pond. Flora and fauna Jordan Pond was previously thought to be the only pond containing the type specimen of a quillwort species described by Alvah Augustus Eaton. The species was formerly known as Isoetes macróspora var. heteróspora (or Isoetes heterospora) but is now considered to be a synonym for Isoetes lacustris, which is found in both North America and Europe. Four other quillwort species are also found in the lake, along with three species of pondweed, two species each of rushes, bur-reeds, and carnivorous bladderworts, and at least six other species of plants. Fish species in the lake include landlocked Atlantic salmon, lake trout, brook trout, rainbow smelt, four species of minnow, banded killifish, three-spined stickleback, pumpkinseed sunfish, and the American eel. The landlocked salmon, lake trout, smelt, sticklebacks, and at least one species of minnow are known to have been introduced or stocked by humans. References External links Lake Overview and Data Access compiled and organized by the University of Maine Jordan Pond Buoy Project
Jordan School

The Jordan School is a historic school building at 35 Wood Street in Lewiston, Maine. Built in 1902, it is an important local example of Italian Renaissance architecture, designed by the architect William R. Miller. It served as the city's first purpose-built high school, and has been converted to residential use. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1984. Description and history The former Jordan School building stands on the southeast side of Wood Street, in a residential area between the city's commercial downtown and the Bates College campus. It occupies a lot that spans all the way to Nichols Street, with its principal facade facing a parking lot to the southwest. It is a three-story masonry structure, built out of brick with granite trim. The main facade is fourteen bays wide, divided into three sections separated by slightly projecting entry and stair houses. The outer sections are three bays wide, with keystoned sash windows on the first two floors. The projecting sections, two bays wide, have entrances recessed in Romanesque round-arch openings. The center section is the most elaborate, with paired windows separated by pilasters on the second and third floors, topped by rounded arches above. This section has a higher roofline than the outer wings, joining the pyramid-roofed projecting sections. The city's high school was founded in 1850, and originally met at a site now occupied by the Dingley Building. In 1859 it moved to a building in Main Street. In 1902, this school was built, becoming the first dedicated home to the high school. In 1931, the high school was moved to a new facility, and this became a junior high school, serving in that role until 1983. The building was then converted to apartments. The school was named for Lyman G. Jordan, principal of the first high school for 15 years, Bates College professor of chemistry and biology, and member of the Lewiston school board. The building continues to serve as an apartment building today. See also National Register of Historic Places listings in Androscoggin County, Maine References
Desert of Maine

Die Desert of Maine (de.: Wüste von Maine) ist eine Binnendünenlandschaft im US-Bundesstaat Maine. Sie liegt etwa vier Kilometer westlich des Stadtzentrums von Freeport (Cumberland County) in einem Kiefernwald. Geschichte Im Jahr 1797 (oder 1783) zog William Tuttle mit seiner Familie auf das damals knapp 121 Hektar umfassende Farmgelände. Dort baute man zunächst sehr erfolgreich Kartoffeln an, erntete Heu und hielt Rinder. Nachfolgende Generationen besaßen zudem Schafe, um deren Wolle an Webereien zu verkaufen. Fehler bei der Fruchtfolge führten im Zusammenspiel mit massiver Entwaldung und Überweidung nach einigen Jahrzehnten jedoch zu zunehmender Bodenerosion, die Sandvorkommen freilegte. Es handelt sich um Sand und Schluff, die dort seit dem Ende der bislang letzten Vergletscherungsphase des pleistozänen Eiszeitalters vor etwa 10.000 Jahren liegen. Damals schliffen die Gletscher der Region größere Steine zunächst zu Kies und später zu noch feinkörnigeren Materialien, die bis zu 25 Meter tief lagern. Im Laufe der Zeit erweiterten sich diese vereinzelten kleinen Flecke, starker Nordwestwind formte Dünen und trieb den Sand immer weiter, bis schließlich eine zunächst irreversible Desertifikation einsetzte. Zunächst erwogen die Tuttles noch, den Sand zur Herstellung von Backsteinen zu nutzen und sich auf diese Weise ein neues Standbein aufzubauen, doch der hohe Glimmeranteil verhinderte die notwendige Stabilität der Steine. 1919 sah sich die Familie deshalb letztendlich gezwungen, die Farm endgültig aufzugeben. Henry Goldrup († 1976), der angebliche Erfinder des Stoßstangenaufklebers, erwarb das Gelände für 300 US-Dollar und wandelte es bis 1925 in eine Touristenattraktion um. Mit der Zeit wurden die Farmgebäude vom Sand umweht. Das gleiche Schicksal ereilte auch ein 1935 errichtetes Pumpenhaus, das 1962 vollständig geschluckt wurde und 2006 unter einer 2,5 Meter starken Sanddecke lag. Nach Goldrups Tod konnte seine Ehefrau Elizabeth das Gelände nicht mehr selbst verwalten. Nachdem es zwei Jahre zum Verkauf gestanden hatte, erwarb es im Frühsommer 1982 der Kalifornier Ronald Dobson mit seiner Familie. Die Desert of Maine ist mittlerweile ein über die Staatsgrenzen hinaus bekanntes Reise- und Ausflugsziel und verzeichnet jährlich knapp 30.000 Besucher. Um sie als Naturkuriosität mit bis zu 18 Meter hohen Dünen zu bewahren, wird unter anderem mit starken Auslichtungen versucht, ein Zuwachsen durch einstreuende Fauna zu unterbinden. Trotzdem hat die Wüste seit ihrer Offenlegung bereits einen Großteil ihrer ursprünglichen Ausdehnung eingebüßt und misst momentan nur noch etwa 16 Hektar. Einzelnachweise Weblinks www.desertofmaine.com – Offizielle Internetpräsenz
Désert du Maine

Le Désert du Maine est une formation naturelle de 16 hectares située près de la ville de Freeport, dans l'État du Maine, aux États-Unis. Il est le résultat d'une érosion glaciaire, composée de fins grains rocheux semblables à du sable. Le Désert du Maine n'est pas un vrai désert, puisqu'il reçoit d'abondantes précipitations et est entouré d'une végétation assez importante. Formation Le Désert du Maine tire son origine lorsque la famille Tuttle a acheté et a commencé à cultiver le site en 1797. L'échec de la rotation des cultures de pomme de terre, combiné avec le défrichage des terres et suivi par le surpâturage par les moutons, a conduit à l'érosion des sols, mettant à nu une dune de roche d'origine glaciaire. À l'origine, les petits lopins de sable se sont progressivement étendus et ont dépassé l'ensemble de la ferme. Les Tuttles ont abandonné la terre en 1919 quand celle ci a été achetée pour $300 ($7.50/acre) par Henry Goldrup, qui a converti l'endroit en une attraction touristique en 1925. Le site est conservé comme curiosité naturelle, accueillant une boutique de cadeaux, un musée du sable et un musée de la ferme . Voir également Parc national de Słowiński Désert de Błędów Références Liens externes Désert du Maine Portail de la conservation de la nature Portail du Maine (États-Unis)
Deserto de Maine

O Deserto de Maine é uma área de 160.000m² de solo composto por silte de eras glaciais, localizado em uma floresta de pinheiros na cidade de Freeport, no estado de Maine, Região Nordeste dos Estados Unidos. Foi originado quando a Família Tuttle arrendou o sítio em 1797. Falhas na rotação de culturas combinados com o apuramento e o sobrepastoreio deixaram o solo exposto à erosão, tendo dunas com substâncias parecidas com a areia, tendo a aparição do silte. O trecho inicial, de pequenas extensões, com o passar dos anos foi se estendendo e cobriu a fazenda inteira. A Família Tuttle deixou a fazenda em 1919 quando ela foi comprada por U$300 para Henry Goldrup, que a converteu em uma atração turística em 1925. A fazenda é preservada, tendo uma loja de presentes, um museu de areia e um museu próprio da Fazenda. Referências ^ Casey, Maura J. (2006-09-22). "The Little Desert That Grew in Maine". The New York Times. ^ "Desert of Maine". Desert of Maine. Retrieved 2009-07-25. Ligações externas Deserto de Maine «Deserto de Maine: Um fenômeno»
Пустыня штата Мэн

Пустыня штата Мэн (англ. Desert of Maine) — участок среди соснового леса, покрытый ледниковым лёссом (англ. glacial silt), расположен в округе Камберленд, штат Мэн, США, в четырёх километрах к западу от города Фрипорт. История В 1783 году территорию в 300 акров с первоклассной почвой купил Уильям Таттл. Несколько десятилетий он без проблем выращивал скот и злаки. Его потомки дополнительно завели овец, но вследствие неверного ухода за землёй и скотом (овцы вырывали из земли растения с корнями) началась эрозия: сначала небольшой участок стал похож на пустыню, а затем процесс охватил площадь всей фермы. Причина состоит в том, что около десяти тысяч лет назад, во время последнего ледникового периода, скользящие ледники перемалывали камни в гальку, а затем в песок. В южном Мэне толщина такого слоя составляет около 27 метров. В течение последующих веков этот песок покрывался плодородной почвой, и ко времени появления первых европейских поселенцев здесь уже росли густые леса, а почва была пригодна для ведения хозяйства, однако именно в этом месте слой хорошей почвы оказался тонким. Не удерживаемый корнями растений, он выдувался ветрами, смывался водами. Семья Таттлов пыталась сражаться с наступающей пустыней, но сдалась, и в начале XX века отказалась от этой земли. В 1919 году она была выкуплена за 300 долларов неким Генри Голдрапом, который к 1925 году превратил бывшую ферму в туристическую достопримечательность. В 1950-х годах для создания соответствующей атмосферы хозяевами земли была куплена верблюдица по имени Сара, но она взяла привычку кусать посетителей и плеваться в них, и поэтому её пришлось отправить в зоопарк. Сару заменили два искусственных верблюда в натуральную величину. Описание «Пустыня» занимает площадь в 160 000 м² (16 гектаров). Она не является полностью природной, её состояние тщательно поддерживается, в частности, удаляются лишние растения, появляющиеся на поверхности. В настоящее время Пустыня штата Мэн является местной диковиной, на территории работает сувенирный магазин, музей песка и фермерский музей (амбар, построенный более 200 лет назад, является единственной постройкой, сохранившейся от семьи Таттл), посещаемость составляет около 30 000 человек в год. Специальный транспорт возит туристов по наиболее интересным местам пустыни, например, показывают амбар, построенный в 1935 году, в 1962 году граница песка добралась до него, и ныне он погребён под его слоем, толщиной почти 2,5 метра. Деревья, в частности сосны, приспособились к жизни в песке, однако они почти лишились коры, которая уничтожается летающими во время ветров песчинками. См. также Словиньский национальный парк (Польша) Алёшковские пески (Украина) Примечания Ссылки Официальный сайт Пустыня штата Мэн на сайте hikercentral.com Пустыня штата Мэн на сайте roadsideamerica.com
Kennebec Valley Community College

Kennebec Valley Community College is a public community college in Fairfield and Hinckley, Maine. It is one of the seven colleges in the Maine Community College System. Overview The college was organized in 1969 by the 104th Maine Legislature and its first classes began in fall 1970, with 35 full-time and 131 part-time students. Since then, it has undergone many changes and has grown to an enrollment of approximately 2,500 full and part-time students enrolled in credit courses for the fall semester in 2012. In addition, the college offers a comprehensive schedule of continuing education courses as well as business and industry outreach programs. The college is accredited by the New England Commission of Higher Education and offers more than 30 degree, diploma and certificate programs. In 2021 the college held a virtual commencement for 482 students due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In 2024 the college announced that in 2025 they would begin offering limited student housing at a nearby hotel. References External links Official website
Keoka Lake

Keoka Lake is a small lake in the town of Waterford, Oxford County, Maine, United States. It is south of Waterford Flat and northeast of Waterford City (South Waterford). It is notable for being adjacent to the birthplace of Artemis Ward. Also known as Thomas Pond, it is approximately 460 acres (1.9 km2) in size with a maximum depth of 14 meters (42 feet). It was formed by glaciers retreating and advancing along with Mount Tire'm, an adjacent mountain. External links "Keoka Lake". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. Retrieved 2009-03-27.
King Middle School (Portland, Maine)

Helen M. King Middle School is an expeditionary learning public middle school located in Portland, Maine and administered by the Portland Public Schools. The school's current principal is Amy Marx. It is cited as one of the most racially diverse in the state of Maine: the student body totals 550, represents 22 countries and 29 languages. The school teaches from sixth to eighth grade and has 55 teachers. The school operates without a bell system and emphasizes flexibility. In 2007, King became the first middle school in the United States to offer birth control pills to 7th- and 8th-grade students. The pills are offered with parents' permission, and the policy was enacted following a spate of pregnancies at the school. The Portland School Committee voted 7–2 to enact the policy. In 2010, Secretary of Education Arne Duncan visited and toured the school, calling it "innovative" for being able to set high expectations for its culturally and economically diverse students and for its use of expeditionary learning. In May 2013, King Middle School was profiled by PBS NewsHour for an "unusually comprehensive science curriculum that emphasizes problem-solving". In 2015, Hillary Clinton made an appearance at the school to promote her presidential campaign. References External links King Middle School website "King Middle School Principal Michael McCarthy will retire after 27 years". Press Herald. July 21, 2015.
Knox County Regional Airport

Knox County Regional Airport is een regionale luchthaven in Knox County in de Amerikaanse staat Maine. Het ligt ongeveer 4,5 km ten zuiden van het centrum van Rockland nabij de Atlantische kust. Het vliegveld werd in de Tweede Wereldoorlog aangelegd als Rockland Naval Auxiliary Air Facility (NAAF), en was een steunpunt van de Amerikaanse marine. Het had de toen gebruikelijke driehoek van drie startbanen. Na de oorlog werd het vliegveld uitgebaat door de stad Rockland tot 1968. Toen werd het overgedragen aan Knox County en hernoemd tot Knox County Regional Airport. Twee van de drie landingsbanen werden verlengd en er werd een ILS geïnstalleerd. Anno 2013 wordt de enige geregelde luchtdienst op Knox County Regional uitgebaat door Cape Air, die op Logan International Airport in Boston vliegt met Cessna 402s. Dit is een door het Essential Air Service-programma van de Amerikaanse regering gesubsidieerde lijnvlucht. In de zomermaanden is het vliegveld een van de drukste in de staat Maine, met veel privé-jets die bezoekers naar de chique zomerkolonies in de buurt brengen. Het vliegveld wordt ook gebruikt voor het transport van goederen en post voor de eilandbewoners in de buurt. Op een deel van de derde, niet meer gebruikte startbaan bevindt zich het Owls Head Transportation Museum, dat een collectie van antieke motoren, auto's, motorfietsen, fietsen en vliegtuigen herbergt en dat in de zomermaanden ook vliegshows organiseert. Externe links AirNav: KRKD
Aeroportul Regional Knox County

Aeroportul Regional Knox County (IATA: RKD, ICAO: KRKD, FAA LID: RKD) este un aeroport din Maine, Statele Unite ale Americii ce deservește zona Rockland⁠(d)[[Rockland (city in Knox County, Maine, United States)|​]]. Aeroportul a fost tranzitat în 2019 de 34.332 de pasageri. A fost deschis în 1943. Situat la o altitudine de 17 m, aeroportul dispune de 2 piste. Infrastructură Piste Aeroportul dispune de 2 piste. Pista 03/21 are suprafața de asfalt și dimensiunile 4.000 picioare × 100 picioare. Pista 13/31 are suprafața de asfalt și dimensiunile 5.007 picioare × 100 picioare. Terminale Note Vezi și