Sebasticook Valley

by Brenda Seekins

Overview

Sebasticook Valley, located between the east and west branches of the Sebasticook River in central Maine, consists of several communities. This book showcases the six towns at the valley's center: Hartland, St. Albans, Newport, Pittsfield, Palmyra, and Detroit. The communities share many ties, including the river itself; farming, manufacturing, and families; multiple railroad lines; lakes and ponds that attract summer visitors and sportsmen for hunting and fishing; and religious and military encampments and reunions. Located at the "crossroads of Maine," the valley is familiar to travelers through central Maine or to the northern counties and Canada. The rise and fall of the Sebasticook River over a century has influenced the region's history and landscape, fortifying the Yankee independence and spirit of area residents.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780738535845
Publisher:	Arcadia Publishing SC
Publication date:	06/29/2004
Series:	Images of America Series
Pages:	128
Product dimensions:	6.50(w) x 9.25(h) x 0.31(d)

About the Author

In Sebasticook Valley, author Brenda Seekins highlights an area known internationally for its industry, education, artists, inventors, and adventurers. Seekins has been a reporter for thirty years and is a director with the Sebasticook Valley Chamber of Commerce. In compiling Sebasticook Valley, she has thoughtfully chosen images from valley historical societies and from her own and other private collections.