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Description
"High Water of 1923, looking northeasterly from margin of present High School lot. Shows Kennebec having overflowed West Front Street. The freshet of 1901 water was high enough to completely hide iron fence which is not quite covered in this picture. ~ Roland T. Patten, Custodian of Historical Views, 1929"
About This Item
- Title: High water, Skowhegan,1923
- Creation Date: 1923
- Subject Date: 1923
- Location: Skowhegan, Somerset County, ME
- Media: Photographic print
- Dimensions: 8.5 cm x 13 cm
- Local Code: 67-171-3.jpg
- Collection: Henry A. Wyman Collection
- Object Type: Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Floods, 1923--Maine--Skowhegan
- Carriages and carts--Maine--Skowhegan
- Bridges--Maine--Skowhegan
- Kennebec River (N.H. and Me.)--Floods
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Other Keywords
- flood
- freshet
- High School
- horse and buggy
- iron bridges
- Kennebec River
- Robert Mrs. Hall
- West Front Street
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Skowhegan History House66 Elm Street, PO Box 832, Skowhegan, ME 04976
(207) 474-6632
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