Homegrown Horror

The Flooding of Flagstaff: Capitalism Strikes Again!


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We talk about the flooding of Flagstaff, when in 1950 CMP decided to build a dam to increase the flow to the Kennebec River resulting in the drowning of a quaint farming and logging community. Get your flood insurance, you're gonna need.


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maineanencyclopedia.com T3 R4 BKP WKR

meseniors.com Flagstaff by Sheila D. Grant. January 24, 2021.

Walter Wyman and River Power. mainememory.net

Maine Mysteries: The Drowned Ghost Town of Flagstaff. newscentermaine.com

This One Sad Ghost Town in Maine is the Stuff Nightmares Are Made Of by Michelle. August 12, 2021. onlyinyourstate.com

Flagstaff Lake (Maine) wikipedia

Flagstaff, Maine- The town that drowned. November 24, 2021. theirregular.com

The Lost Towns of Flagstaff Lake. mainesnorthwesternmountains.com

Maine Folklife Center. Flagstaff, "Mad Made Lake" umaine.edu

Gallant Flagstaff Readies for Old-Home-Day Program, by Eva Bacheoldor. Portland Press Herald. July 1, 1949.



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