Town of Verona Island

Places of Interest

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.

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. Fort Knox is situated 2½ miles northwest of Town of Verona Island.

Bucksport station

Railway station

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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. Bucksport station is situated 2½ miles north of Town of Verona Island.

Places in the Area

Bucksport

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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.

Orland

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Orland is a town in Hancock County, Maine, United States. The population was 2,221 at the 2020 census.

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. Verona Island is situated 2 miles north of Town of Verona Island.

Town of Verona Island

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Localities in the Area

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