Contributed by Patten Lumbermen's Museum
Description
Daicey Dam on the Wissataquoik in a photo taken after the fire of 1884. Logs turned adrift from a landing soon piled up on shore. These logs are known as "rear.
Picking off the rear was 90 percent of the work of the river driver.
The river also is known as the Wassataquoik.
About This Item
- Title: Daicey Dam on the Wissataquoik, ca. 1900
- Creation Date: circa 1900
- Subject Date: circa 1900
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Locations:
- Wassataquoik, Piscataquis County, ME
- Wassataquoik, Penobscot County, ME
- Media: Photographic print
- Local Code: Neg. No. 493A
- Object Type: Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Wissataquoik River (Me.)
- Loggers--Maine
- Logging--Maine
- River drivers--Maine
- Daicy Dam (Me.)
- Dams--Maine
- Log transportation--Maine
For more information about this item, contact:
Patten Lumbermen's MuseumP.O. Box 300, Patten, ME 04765
(207) 528-2650
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