Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1926-03-13


To the Editor of the K. j.
/ was much interested in the
article in the issue of the Journal,
the Bird inst, In which Miss Myrtle
Hodgdon of the Fish and Game De-
partment suggests that people make
themselves acquainted with the
scenery of their own county.
The suggestion Is an excellent
one and well worth while consider
ing, and further still worth being
acted upon, and 1t is to be hoped
that the coming season the idea
may become something more than
suggestion and may bear fruit.
AS resident of Kennebec Coun-
ty for many years, though not ma
tive, can speak from personal OBJ
servation and knowledge respecting
some of it's beauty spots. Miss
Hodgdon's commentator of the
view from Morrison Heights in
Wayne, formerly called Colts HID
is not exaggerated. With Lake
Androscoggin, formerly known as
Androscoggin Great Pond to dis
tinguish it from it's near neighbor,
Androscoggin Little Pond. now
known as Lake Pocasset) at its feet.
and the commanding outlook on the
IIlOuHIdlIlS anu lOOl Hlllo VI "CoISlh
Maine. with the New Hampshire
Hills in the far distance and numer-
Gus lakes in sight. one has view
that once seen can never be forgot
ten as the writer can bear witness.
Allusion is made to Dead River. as
the big lakes outlet. TIE name is
no mispomer. If ever there was a
dead stream it surely is this connect
-, TIL. hot AnI AXE
and Androscoggin River. One can
not look down into it's sluggish, inky
depths without shudder. So still is
it that it has no perceptible cur
rent; it flows either way according
to conditions. If the lake is the
higher the current is toward the
river; If the river is the higher then
the slight movement is toward the
lake. 1t Is an interesting locality to
visit and one can jot it down in ones
note book as one OF kenneDec
County's beauty spots.
But for scenery the gem town of
the County is Winthrop, one of its
oldest towns. Incorporated in April
1771; till 1871 it including what is
! now it's neighbor town Of Readfield.
In it's earlier plantation days 1t
was known as Pond town from the
numerous lakes within its borders !;
these ranging from Great Cobbossee-
contee nine miles in length in the
| east part of the town to Little Cob
bossee not far away on the other side
of the main road to Augusta, which
reminds one of an immense wash
bowl. Not far west of the large lake
are the two Narrows ponds con-
nected by a narrow natural bridge.
At the village proper situated on
THE Stream" are Maranocook
| (misspelled with three as and
| tortured into Maranacook by the
! Maine Central Railroad which has
| also introduced an extra syllable In
to the name of it's mate) Annabes-
| cook. Zone hears called out on the
train "Annabessacook"O The form
| err is six miles in length and the lat
| ter four. In the extreme west part
| of the town are Wilson (partly in
| Monmouth) Dexter and Berry ponds
making the total number nine.
| These lakes all form a chain which
begins with Torsey pond, Readfield,
and ends with the Kennebec River.
Winthrop village being located In
| a lake valley cannot be left in any
/ direction without going up hill. On
| the west, Clark's Hill gives an I'M
! INSTRUCTED view of the village, lying
| below. On the east opposite and
! over topping it is the old Town
House Hill, from whose highest
| point, Sunset Rock, can be seen the
| hills of Dixmont in the north east
while in the west loom up the
mountains of Oxford, Franklin and
Somerset counties. In the north
west part of the town. the Clark's
Hill ridge is continued to what is
called Sturtevant Hill which COM
mands a fine outlook to the north
west. Directly over Lake Marano-
| cook is Hurd's Hill which gives
one of the finest views of the
lake valley and the village that can
be found in the whole town. There
Annabescook looks more like a river
| than lake.
But browning all is Mt. Pisgah In
the extreme western part of the
township. This elevation is one OF
the farthest eastern line of foothills
of the Appalachian range. To the
south is Mt. Sabattus. one of its
companions and in the town OF
Rome is it's northern neighbor, Nc
| Gaffeys mountain. OF the three
Pisgah is the highest having an ele-
walton of 500 feet above sea-level
and is the first land to be sighted by
vessels approaching the Maine coast
as far east as a line running north
from the ocean would touch Penob-
scot waters. It's summit is crowned
with rock of primeval formation and
at one time the Federal Government
had a coast survey station there.
The writer has had the privilege
Of standing on Pisgahs height
three times. Talk about views! Try