Sebasticook River

The Sebasticook River is a 76-mile-long river in the central part of , in the . From its source in , the upper "Main Stream" section flows generally west and south 30 miles to Great Moose Lake.
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Places of Interest

Highlights include Fort Halifax and Waterville Opera House and City Hall.

Archaeological site
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a former outpost on the banks of the Sebasticook River, just above its mouth at the Kennebec River, in , . Originally built as a wooden palisaded fort in 1754, during the French and Indian War, only a single blockhouse survives.

Theater building
The is a historic civic building at Castonguay Square in downtown . Built at the turn of the 20th century, it is one of a small number of multifunction civic buildings, housing both a live performance venue and municipal facilities, functions it continues to perform today.

Church
Photo: Hugh Manatee, Public domain.
The is a historic church at 1 Park Street in . Built in 1826, it is the city's oldest standing public building. It was renovated in 1875 to a design by Francis H.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Winslow and Waterville.

is a town in the region of , along the Kennebec River across from .

is a small city on the Kennebec River, home to Colby College. Because of its location along a former migration corridor between Quebec and New England, Franco-American culture is evident here.

Neighborhood
The encompasses the best-preserved portions of the historical commercial downtown area of . Developed most intensively in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, this area was the center of commerce for Waterville and the surrounding rural communities.

Sebasticook River

Latitude
44.5384° or 44° 32′ 18″ north
Longitude
-69.6331° or 69° 37′ 59″ west
Elevation
30 feet (9 metres)
Open location code
87PGG9Q8+9Q
Geo­Names ID
4978149
Wiki­data ID
Q3509923
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In Other Languages

From Catalan to Welsh—“Sebasticook River” goes by many names.
  • Catalan: Sebasticook
  • Cebuano: Sebasticook River
  • Egyptian Arabic: نهر سيباستيكوك
  • French: Sébasticook
  • German: Sebasticook River
  • Irish: Abhainn Sebasticook
  • Slovenian: reka Sebasticook
  • Slovenian: Sebasticook River
  • Slovenian: Sebasticook
  • Venetian: Sebasticook
  • Welsh: Afon Sebasticook

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Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Sebasticook River Reservoir and Fort Hill Cemetery.

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