Royal River
The Royal River is a small river, 39 miles long, in southern Maine. The river originates in Sabbathday Lake in New Gloucester and flows northeasterly into Auburn and then southerly through New Gloucester, Gray and North Yarmouth into Casco Bay at Yarmouth.| Tap on a place to explore it |
- Type: Stream
- Description: river in Maine, United States
- Also known as: “Riall River”, “River Westgusttugo”, “Royal’s River”, “Royall’s River”, “Ryall River”, “Swegustagoe River”, “Wescustego River”, “Westcustego”, and “Yarmouth River”
Places of Interest
Highlights include First Universalist Church and First Parish Congregational Church.
First Universalist Church
Place of worship
Photo: Ken Gallager, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The First Universalist Church, also once known as the Central Parish Church, is a historic church at 97 Main Street in Yarmouth, Maine. Built in 1859–60, it is an excellent local example of religious Italianate architecture, and one of the state's few surviving churches designed by architect Thomas Holt. First Universalist Church is situated 2 miles west of Royal River.
First Parish Congregational Church
Church
Photo: Ken Gallager, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The First Parish Congregational Church is a historic church at 116 Main Street in Yarmouth, Maine. The congregation was established in 1730, as the ninth church founded in what is now Maine. First Parish Congregational Church is situated 2 miles west of Royal River.
Cousins Island Chapel
Church
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Cousins Island Chapel is an historic non-denominational chapel at 414 Cousins Street on Cousins Island, an island in Casco Bay off the coast of Yarmouth, Maine. Cousins Island Chapel is situated 2 miles south of Royal River.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Cousins Island and Yarmouth.
Cousins Island
Suburb
Cousins Island is an island in Casco Bay within the town of Yarmouth in Cumberland County, Maine, United States. It is listed as a census-designated place, with a population of 490 as of the 2010 census. Cousins Island is situated 2 miles south of Royal River.
Yarmouth
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Yarmouth is a town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States, twelve miles north of the state's largest city, Portland. When originally settled in 1636, as North Yarmouth, it was part of the Massachusetts Bay Colony, and remained part of its subsequent incarnations for 213 years.
South Freeport
Neighborhood
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South Freeport is an unincorporated village in the town of Freeport, Cumberland County, Maine, United States. The community is located on Casco Bay, 2.6 miles south of the village of Freeport. South Freeport is situated 2½ miles northeast of Royal River.
Royal River
- Categories: river and body of water
- Location: Cumberland County, Lakes and Mountains, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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In Other Languages
From Catalan to Welsh—“Royal River” goes by many names.
- Catalan: “Royal”
- Cebuano: “Royal River”
- Irish: “Abhainn Royal”
- Venetian: “Royal”
- Welsh: “Afon Royal”
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