Ellsworth Dam
Ellsworth Dam is a dam in City of Ellsworth, Hancock County, Maine. Ellsworth Dam is situated nearby to the power station Ellsworth Power House and Dam, as well as near the prison Hancock County Jail.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Ellsworth Power House and Dam and Hancock County Jail.
Ellsworth Power House and Dam
Power station
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The Ellsworth Power House and Dam is a hydroelectric power generation facility on the Union River in Ellsworth, Maine. The dam, located just north of downtown Ellsworth, is also known as the Union River Dam, and impounds the river to create Leonard Lake, named for project's engineer, James Leonard.
Hancock County Jail
Prison
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The former Hancock County Jail is located at 40 State Street in Ellsworth, the county seat of Hancock County, Maine, United States. Built in 1885–86, it has a well-appointed living space for the jailer in the front, and a series of cells in the back. Hancock County Jail is situated 990 feet southeast of Ellsworth Dam.
Ellsworth Public Library
Library
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The Ellsworth Public Library is the public library serving Ellsworth, Maine. It is located at 20 State Street in the city's central business district in a historically and architecturally significant Federal style house built in 1817, that was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1974. Ellsworth Public Library is situated 1,400 feet southeast of Ellsworth Dam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ellsworth and Central Hancock.
Ellsworth
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Ellsworth is a small city in Maine on the Union River. It is the county seat of Hancock County, with a population of about 6500 people. It was settled in 1763 and became a large lumber port and ship building center during the 19th century.
Central Hancock
Hamlet
Central Hancock, also known as Fletchers Landing, is an unorganized territory in Hancock County, Maine, United States. The population was 132 at the 2020 census. The territory is designated as Township 8 Southern Division. Central Hancock is situated 4½ miles northeast of Ellsworth Dam.
Surry
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Surry is a small, rural town in Hancock County, in the US state of Maine, located on Blue Hill Bay, about 8 miles southwest of the county seat of Ellsworth, quite near Acadia National Park and adjacent to Blue Hill.
Ellsworth Dam
- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in Hancock County, Maine, United States of America
- Location: City of Ellsworth, Hancock County, Down East, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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