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Encyclopedia > Agamenticus

The Mount Agamenticus region covers nearly 30,000 acres (121 km²) in the southern Maine towns of Eliot, Ogunquit, South Berwick, Wells, and York. The region provides exceptional wildlife habitat and opportunities for recreation. Eliot is a town located in York County, Maine. ... Ogunquit is a town located in York County, Maine. ... South Berwick is a town located in York County, Maine. ... Wells is a town located in York County, Maine. ... York is a town, important as a summer tourist destination, located in York County, Maine, at the southeast corner of the state and directly on the Atlantic Ocean. ...


Mount Agamenticus, is also affectionately known as "Big A". Not high as mountains go at 692 feet (211 m) above sea level, but from its peak on a clear day one can see the skyscrapers of Boston to the south, Cape Elizabeth and the entrance to Casco Bay to the North and the Presidential Range, including Mount Washington, to the West. Looking out to sea, the Isles of Shoals - about 10 miles (16 km) off York and Boon Island - about 6 miles (10 km) from the coast are also clearly visisble. Boston is a town and small port c. ... Cape Elizabeth is a town located in Cumberland County, Maine. ... Casco Bay is an inlet of the Atlantic Ocean on the southern coast of Maine. ... This article concerns the best-known Presidential Range; for the range of the same name in the Green Mountains of Vermont, see Presidential Range. ... Mount Washington (formerly Agiocochook) is, at 6,288 ft. ... Celia Thaxters Garden, Isles of Shoals, Maine, 1890, by Childe Hassam The Isles of Shoals are a group of nine small islands situated approximately 16 km (10 miles) off the east coast of the USA, straddling the border of the states of New Hampshire and Maine. ... The first time Boon Island, the barren piece of land off the Maine coast, was known was when a coastal trading vessel, the Increase, was wrecked on it in the summer of 1682. ...


According to Indian legend, Chief Aspinquid was being chased by settlers when he jumped off the west face of the mountain only to die upon landing. The rock pile stands as a memorial to the chief. Anyone who pays tribute to his soul is assured of having favorable luck in the future.


Nowdays there is a large array of radio masts, a fire tower at the top, and one of the best places for viewing hawks in New England. For the politican faction referred to as hawks see Bush administration. ... First Flag of New England, 1686-c. ...


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