Bucksport station

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.

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Type: Railway station
Description: railway station in Bucksport, the United States of America
Also known as: “Bucksport Historical Society Museum”, “Bucksport Railroad Station”, and “Bucksport Station”
Address: 92 Main Street, Bucksport, ME 04416

Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Fort Knox and Wilson Hall.

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 2,700 feet southwest of Bucksport station.

Wilson Hall

Apartment building

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Wilson Hall is a historic Methodist seminary building on Franklin Street in Bucksport, Maine. Built in 1850-51 by the Eastern Maine Methodist Conference, it housed East Maine Conference Seminary, which was the only Methodist seminary in eastern Maine, and was the only seminary in Hancock County. Wilson Hall is situated 1,400 feet north of Bucksport station.

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. Penobscot Narrows Bridge and Observatory is situated 1 mile south of Bucksport station.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Bucksport and Verona Island.

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.

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.