Indian Place-Names of the Penobscot Valley and the Maine Coast

Book

Walsh History Center - Camden Public Library

Name/Title

Indian Place-Names of the Penobscot Valley and the Maine Coast

Entry/Object ID

CPL 2006.24

Secondary Title

The Maine Bulletin, November 1941, No. 4

Description

A reference resource on the meanings of Indian place-names for the eastern part of Maine. Entries are listed geographically by region and then by town/city. An index of both the Indian name and present name is contained at the end of the book. The appendix (p.237-241) includes a reproduction of Joseph Nicolar's article on Penobscot place names which appeared originally in the Old Town Herald, of unknown date. Includes bibliographical references (p.242-254) and index. Physical Description: 23 cm., 272 pages, index.

Collection

Maine History Collection

Cataloged By

Elizabeth Moran

Acquisition

Accession

CPL 2006.24

Source or Donor

Camden Public Library

Acquisition Method

Transfer

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Book

Nomenclature Sub-Class

Nomenclature Class

Documentary Objects

Nomenclature Category

Category 08: Communication Objects

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Names, Geography

Search Terms

Penobscot River Valley, Maine, Indians of North America

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Other Number

31896000952857

Book Details

Author

Eckstorm, Fannie Hardy, Nicolar, Joseph, 1827-1894.

Series

University of Maine Studies, Second Series, No. 55,The Maine bulletin ; vol.44,

Publisher

University Press

Place Published

Location

Orono, Maine

Date Published

1941

Publication Language

English

Call No.

Maine 974.1 Eck

Spine Label

Maine 974.1 Eck

Location

Wall

Maine History

Building

Walsh History Center

Date

October 21, 2025

Location

Shelf

Shelf 5, Shelf 5

Room

Main Room #2

Building

Camden Area History Center

Inventory

Inventoried By

Heather Moran

Inventoried Date

Nov 1, 2014

Condition

Overall Condition

Fair

Date Examined

Jul 10, 2009

Examined By

Heather Bilodeau

Relationships

Related Person or Organization

Person or Organization

Eckstorm, Fannie Hardy

General Notes

Note

Notes: The appendix (p.237-241) includes a reproduction of Joseph Nicolar's article on Penobscot place names which appeared originally in the Old Town Herald, of unknown date. Includes bibliographical references (p.242-254) and index. Status: OK Status By: Heather Moran Status Date: 2014-11-01

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Create Date

March 8, 2006

Updated By

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Update Date

October 27, 2025