Flagstaff, Maine
N 45° 11.700 W 070° 27.773
19T E 385094 N 5005653
Flagstaff, Maine no longer exists. (It was drowned by Flagstaff Lake in the 1950s).
Waymark Code: WMFGVQ
Location: Maine, United States
Date Posted: 10/18/2012
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Flagstaff was a county community in Somerset County, Maine, near the current small town of Eustis (population 600), near Hwy 27 and the current location of Flagstaff Lake. Flagstaff and another small town called Dead River was located approximately 20 miles north of Rangeley; both were abandoned in 1950 as part of the installation of a hydroelectric Dam on Dead River, which caused Flagstaff Lake to engulf both of these small communities, which were terminated thru condemation by public domain processes.
More accurate coordinates of Flagstaff (under Flagstaff Lake):
N 45° 14.072' W 070° 21.822
You may view a short two-minute video of the town (before the flooding) here:
The Plan to Flood Flagstaff:
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You may view a short video and commentary about the flooding of the towns here (including photos of the rising water):
The Flooding of Flagstaff
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