Saint George River
| Saint George River | |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Basin features | |
| Main source |
Maine 509 feet (155 m) |
| River mouth |
Muscongus Bay sea level 43°57′N 69°17′W / 43.95°N 69.29°WCoordinates: 43°57′N 69°17′W / 43.95°N 69.29°W |
| Tributaries |
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| Physical characteristics | |
| Length | 57 miles (92 km) |
The Saint George River is a river in Maine with a watershed of 225 square miles (580 km2) in a unique and historic area of mountains, sea coast, lakes, tidal streams and inlets. The origin of the Saint George River is the outflow of Saint George Lake (44°23′42″N 69°18′41″W / 44.3951°N 69.3113°W) in Liberty. The river follows a winding course 45 miles (72 km) south to Thomaston, where the river flows into the estuary and runs about 12 miles (19 km) miles southwest to Muscongus Bay, forming the border between Cushing and St. George.
Paleo-Indians first appeared in the Saint George River area about 7,300 BCE. Little is known of Paleo-Indians history in this area.
The Wawenock or Walinakiak Indians resided on the banks of the Saint George River at European contact in 1605. The Wawenock Indians were one of four related tribes of the Abenaki, who inhabited central and southeastern Maine. Walinakiak means "People of the bays".
Numbering about 10,000 people in 1500, the Wawenock tribe was decimated by a series of epidemics during the latter 16th century and through the 17th century, falling to about 1,000 people by the end of the American Revolution.
Two members of the Wawenock tribe were captured by Captain Weymouth in 1605, and one Wawenock was returned from England in 1607 aboard either the Gift of God or the John & Mary by the Plymouth Company.
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