Contributed by Maine Historical Society
Description
Visitors to Indian Island, the reservation land assigned to the Penobscot Nation, took a ferry boat from Old Town to reach the Island.
In 1950, a one-lane, steel girder bridge connecting the Island to Old Town replaced the ferry.
About This Item
- Title: Indian Island ferry, Old Town, ca. 1900
- Creation Date: circa 1900
- Subject Date: circa 1900
- Location: Old Town, Penobscot County, ME
- Media: Postcard
- Dimensions: 14 cm x 8 cm
- Local Code: Coll. 196, B5/15
- Collection: Portland Society for Natural History
- Object Type: Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Boats--Maine--Indian Island
- Ferries--Maine--Indian Island
- Indians of North America--Maine--Indian Island
- Penobscot Indians--Indian Island
- Penobscot Indians--Maine--Indian Island
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Maine Historical Society485 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
(207) 774-1822 x230
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