Jayne’s Way
Jayne’s Way is a level crossing in Lincoln County, Mid Coast, Maine. Jayne’s Way is situated nearby to the museum Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway, as well as near the railway station Sheepscot.Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway and Sheepscot Historic District.
Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway
Museum
The Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway is a 2 ft narrow gauge railway. The line was operated as a for-profit company from 1895 until 1933 between the Maine towns of Wiscasset, Albion, and Winslow, but was abandoned in 1936. Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway is situated 750 feet southwest of Jayne’s Way.
Sheepscot Historic District
Historic site
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The Sheepscot Historic District encompasses a historic village in Alna and Newcastle, Maine. Located just below the mouth of Dyer Brook where it enters the Sheepscot River, the 1,200-acre includes an area that has seen little alteration in more than 100 years, and includes one of the oldest roadways in the state. Sheepscot Historic District is situated 1¼ miles southeast of Jayne’s Way.
Alna School
Museum
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The Alna School is located on Alna Road in the town of Alna, Maine. Built in 1795, it is one of the oldest surviving school buildings in the state. It has also housed Alna's town offices. Alna School is situated 1¼ miles north of Jayne’s Way.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Alna and Head Tide Historic District.
Alna
Village
Photo: Paul wainwright photography, CC BY 3.0.
Alna is a town in Lincoln County, Maine, United States. The population was 710 at the 2020 census. Alna is home to the Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway Museum and is noted for its historic architecture, including the early mill village of Head Tide.
Head Tide Historic District
Neighborhood
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The Head Tide Historic District encompasses a formerly industrial, now rural village at the head of tide of the Sheepscot River in Alna, Maine. The area had been industrially active since the mid-18th century, but its mills declined and were all destroyed by 1949, leaving a predominantly residential area with a number of houses dating mainly to the period before 1860. Head Tide Historic District is situated 3½ miles north of Jayne’s Way.
Wiscasset
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Wiscasset is a town in and the seat of Lincoln County, Maine, United States. The municipality is located in the state of Maine's Mid Coast region. The population was 3,742 as of the 2020 census.
Jayne’s Way
- Type: Level crossing
- Category: transportation
- Location: Lincoln County, Mid Coast, Maine, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
44.06255° or 44° 3′ 45″ northLongitude
-69.62221° or 69° 37′ 20″ westOpen location code
87PG397H+24OpenStreetMap ID
node 1873056673OpenStreetMap feature
railway=level_crossing
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