Damariscotta, Maine
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Damariscotta is a town in Lincoln County, Maine, United States. The population was 2,297 at the 2020 census. A popular tourist destination known for its oysters, the towns of Damariscotta and Newcastl
Downtown, 2026
Steamboat fleet in 1906
Main Street in 1910
Main Street, 2013
Alewife (fish)
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The alewife or river herring is a species of herring found in North America. It is commonly anadromous but there are also significant landlocked populations. It is one of the smaller species of shad,
Damariscotta, Maine
…River, forming the "Twin Villages". The name Damariscotta derives from an Algonquian word 'Madamescontee' which means place of abundance of small fish (alewives), and is shared with a census-designated place located within the town. The area was once traversed by Abenaki Indians, who left behind 2,500-year-old…
Alosa pseudoharengus
School of alewife