Biddle Preserve

Biddle Preserve is a nature reserve in Town of Newcastle, Lincoln County, Maine. Biddle Preserve is situated nearby to the neighborhood Sheepscot, as well as near the village Alna.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway and Sheepscot Historic District.

Wiscasset, Waterville and Farmington Railway

Museum

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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.

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.

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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wiscasset and Alna.

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.

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.

Biddle Preserve

Type: Nature reserve
Category: recreation area
Location: Town of Newcastle, Lincoln County, Mid Coast, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

44.0463° or 44° 2′ 47″ north

Longitude

-69.6222° or 69° 37′ 20″ west

Operator

Midcoast Conservancy

Open location code

87PG29WH+G4

OpenStreetMap ID

way 1354520748

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=nature_reserve

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Sheepscot and Alna Center.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Verney-Leighton Marsh and Sheepscott Cemetery.

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