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title: Penobscot River
author: Centpacrr
source: https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19957/penobscot-river/
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license: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0)
updated: 2025-02-04
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# Penobscot River

_Authored by Centpacrr_

## Image File

[![Penobscot River](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/19957.jpeg)](https://www.worldhistory.org/uploads/images/19957.jpeg)

## Image Caption

The Penobscot River viewed from the Penobscot Narrows Bridge Observatory at Prospect, Maine, USA, (just below Bucksport) as it empties in the Penobscot Bay (visible in the distance) at Stockton Springs, ME. [Verona](https://www.worldhistory.org/Verona/) Island is on the left and US Rt 1 on the right as it approaches the Penobscot Narrows Bridge, which it crosses.

Photograph by Centpacrr, 2013.

## Cite This Work

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Centpacrr. (2025, February 04). Penobscot River. *World History Encyclopedia*. <https://www.worldhistory.org/image/19957/penobscot-river/>
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## License & Copyright

[Original image](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Penobscot_River_viewed_from_the_Penobscot_Narrows_Bridge_Observatory.jpg) by [**Centpacrr**](https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:The_Penobscot_River_viewed_from_the_Penobscot_Narrows_Bridge_Observatory.jpg). Submitted by [Joshua J. Mark](https://www.worldhistory.org/user/JPryst/ "User Page: Joshua J. Mark"), published on 04 February 2025. The copyright holder has published this content under the following license: [Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0deed.en). This license lets others remix, tweak, and build upon a work even for commercial reasons, as long as they credit the author and license their new creations under the identical terms. When republishing on the web a hyperlink back to the original content source URL must be included. Please note that content linked from this page may have different licensing terms.