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Bowerbank

Ghost town · Penobscot County, Maine

Lincoln quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1942, 1:62,500)
Lincoln quadrangle, USGS topographic map (1942, 1:62,500) · U.S. Geological Survey, Historical Topographic Map Collection · Public domain

Bowerbank is a ghost town in Penobscot County, Maine. It is one of 6 former communities in Penobscot County on the federal names register. That ranks the county 2nd among the 10 Maine counties with a vanished settlement on record.

The U.S. Geological Survey lists Bowerbank as a historical populated place on the Nine Meadow Ridge topographic quadrangle: the name is no longer in official use for a community, whether the settlement was abandoned, absorbed into a neighbouring town or renamed. The recorded location is 45.3964° N, 68.5992° W.

Key facts

USGS quadrangleNine Meadow Ridge
Elevation240 ft
Nearest living townLincoln, ME
Distance to it5.3 miles
GNIS feature ID579149
Coordinates45.39644, -68.59919

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What's there now

Bowerbank is no longer a community in its own right. The nearest living town is Lincoln, ME (population 2,576), about 5.3 miles away in a straight line, and the site sits at roughly 240 feet above sea level. Much of the land around former townsites is private; check access before you visit.

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Questions

Where is Bowerbank?

Bowerbank is in Penobscot County, Maine, at 45.3964, -68.5992.

How many ghost towns are in Penobscot County?

Penobscot County, Maine has 6 ghost towns on record at Wayfarrow.

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