The Aroostook River is a tributary of the St. John River, approximately 140 mi (225 km) long, in the U.S. state of Maine and the Canadian province of New Brunswick. It rises in northeastern Maine and winds E and NE through Aroostook County. It is joined by the Machias River near Ashland, and passes north of Presque Isle and east of Caribou. It joins the St. John in western New Brunswick two miles after crossing the International Boundary.
In the late 1830s, the territory comprising the river's drainage area was scene of the Aroostook War, a boundary dispute between the United States and the United Kingdom.
Aroostook County, which is named for the river, is the northernmost county of Maine and is famous as a potato-growing region.
It is joined by the Allagash River near Ashland, and passes north of Presque Isle and east of Caribou.
In the late 1830s, the territory comprising the river's drainage area was scene of the Aroostook War, a boundary dispute between the United States and the United Kingdom.
A river which rises in Piscataquis County, Maine, and meanders in a generally northeasterly direction through much of the northern tip of the state before entering the Canadian province of New Brunswick and joining the Saint John River.
Aroostook reached the Washington Navy Yard on 1 September and spent the remainder of that month operating on the Potomac, bolstering the defensive forces of the National Capital which was then threatened by General Lee's troops who had recently defeated Pope's army and crossed the Potomac into Maryland.
Aroostook soon returned to Hong Kong and turned her attention to operations against pirates along the coast of China.
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