Griggs Preserve

Griggs Preserve is a nature reserve in Lincoln County, Mid Coast, Maine. Griggs Preserve is situated nearby to the neighborhood South Newcastle, as well as near Sheepscot.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Wiscasset Jail and Museum and Fort Edgecomb.

Wiscasset Jail and Museum

Museum

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The Wiscasset Jail and Museum is a historic jail on at 133 Federal Street in Wiscasset, Maine. Built in 1811, it is one Maine's oldest surviving jail buildings, serving as the state's first penitentiary between 1820 and 1824.

Fort Edgecomb

Fort

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Fort Edgecomb, built in 1808–1809, is a two-story octagonal wooden blockhouse with restored fortifications located on Davis Island in the town of Edgecomb, Lincoln County, Maine, United States.

Nickels-Sortwell House

Museum

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The Nickels-Sortwell House is a historic house museum at 121 Main Street in Wiscasset, Maine, United States. Built in 1807 by a wealthy ship's captain, the house was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1970 as an exceptionally high-quality example of the Federal style of architecture.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Wiscasset and Edgecomb.

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.

Edgecomb

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Edgecomb is a town in Lincoln County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,188 at the 2020 census. It includes the neighborhoods of East Edgecomb, North Edgecomb, and Pools Landing.

Griggs Preserve

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

44.0157° or 44° 0′ 57″ north

Longitude

-69.629° or 69° 37′ 45″ west

Operator

Midcoast Conservancy

Open location code

87PG298C+79

OpenStreetMap ID

way 685098127

OpenStreetMap feature

leisure=nature_reserve

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as South Newcastle and Sheepscot.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Wiscasset Railroad Bridge and Lehman Island.

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