Prospect Ferry

Prospect Ferry is a neighborhood in Town of Prospect, Waldo County, Maine. Prospect Ferry is situated nearby to the village Verona Island, as well as near the neighborhood Verona Park.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Fort Knox and Bucksport station.

Fort Knox

Fort

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Fort Knox, now Fort Knox State Park or Fort Knox State Historic Site, is located on the western bank of the Penobscot River in the town of Prospect, Maine, about 5 miles from the mouth of the river.

Bucksport station

Railway station

Photo: Magicpiano, CC BY-SA 3.0.

The Bucksport Railroad Station is a historic railroad station on Main Street in Bucksport, Maine. The station was built in 1874 by the European and North American Railway, and is one of a small number of surviving rural railroad stations in Maine.

Penobscot Narrows Bridge and Observatory

Bridge

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The Penobscot Narrows Bridge is a 2,120-foot-long cable-stayed bridge that carries US 1/SR 3 over the Penobscot River. It connects Verona Island to Prospect, in the U.S. state of Maine.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bucksport and Verona Island.

Bucksport

Photo: DrStew82, CC BY-SA 4.0.

Bucksport is a historical town in Hancock County, Maine, United States. The population was 4,944 at the 2020 census. Bucksport is across the Penobscot River estuary from Fort Knox and the Penobscot Narrows Bridge, which replaced the Waldo–Hancock Bridge.

Verona Island

Village

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Verona Island is a town located on an island of the same name in the Penobscot River in Hancock County, Maine, United States. The population was 507 at the 2020 census.

Prospect

Village

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Prospect is a town in Waldo County, Maine, United States. The population was 698 at the 2020 census. The most prominent landmark in Prospect is Fort Knox, a large 19th-century fort. Prospect is situated 3 miles west of Prospect Ferry.

Prospect Ferry

Type: Neighborhood
Also known as: “Edali qu saguh holdemook” and “Prospect”
Category: locality
Location: Town of Prospect, Waldo County, Mid Coast, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

44.56702° or 44° 34′ 1″ north

Longitude

-68.80531° or 68° 48′ 19″ west

Elevation

92 feet (28 metres)

Open location code

87PHH58V+RV

OpenStreetMap ID

node 158858943

OpenStreetMap feature

place=neighbourhood

GeoNames ID

4976053

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Highlights include Battery A and Fort Knox State Historic Site.

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