Veazie Dam
The Veazie Dam was a hydroelectric dam on the Penobscot River between Veazie and Eddington in Penobscot County, Maine. In 2010 the Penobscot River Restoration Trust bought the dam from PPL Corporation based on an agreement that was signed in 2004.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Mount Hope Cemetery and Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center.
Mount Hope Cemetery
Cemetery
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Mount Hope Cemetery in Bangor, Maine, is the second oldest garden cemetery in the United States. It was designed by architect Charles G. Bryant in 1834 and built by the Bangor Horticultural Society soon after, the same year that Bangor was incorporated as a city. Mount Hope Cemetery is situated 1¼ miles southwest of Veazie Dam.
Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center
Hospital
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The Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center is a psychiatric hospital operated by the state of Maine. It is located at 656 State Street in Bangor, and was previously known as the Eastern Maine Insane Asylum and the Bangor Mental Health Institute. Dorothea Dix Psychiatric Center is situated 2 miles southwest of Veazie Dam.
Bangor Mall
Shopping center
Bangor Mall is a 60-acre shopping mall in Bangor, Maine, United States. Located off the Stillwater Avenue exit on Interstate 95, it serves as a shopping center for the surrounding Bangor area. Bangor Mall is situated 2½ miles west of Veazie Dam.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Veazie and Eddington.
Veazie
Town
Veazie is a town in Penobscot County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,814 at the 2020 census. The town is named after General Samuel Veazie, an early lumber baron and railroad operator.
Eddington
Village
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Eddington is a town located on the eastern side of the Penobscot River in Penobscot County, Maine, United States. As of the 2020 census, the town had a population of 2,194.
Orono
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Orono is a town in Penobscot County, Maine, United States. Located on the Penobscot and Stillwater rivers, it was first settled by American colonists in 1774.
Veazie Dam
- Type: Dam
- Description: dam in Penobscot County, Maine, United States of America
- Location: Town of Veazie, Penobscot, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Cebuano to Italian—“Veazie Dam” goes by many names.
- Cebuano: “Veazie Dam”
- Egyptian Arabic: “سد فيزى”
- Italian: “diga di Veazie”
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Explore places such as North Brewer and Stillwater Avenue.
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Explore places such as Veazie Community School and John R Graham School.
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