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Perkins Township (Swan Island) is an unorganized territory in Sagadahoc County, Maine, United States. Originally incorporated as the town of Perkins, it has been uninhabited since being abandoned by the 1940s. The township comprises Swan Island, Little Swan Island and some tidal flats - all within the Kennebec River between the towns of Richmond and Dresden, Maine.
The "Swan Island Historic District" (Perkins Township Historic District) comprises much of the township with 8 buildings, 5 structures and 1500 acres. Some of the buildings date to the 1750s. The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.
The town of Perkins was incorporated in the mid-1800s and then disincorporated in 1918, becoming Perkins Township, its legal name. Its population was 0 at the 2000 census.
The township is managed by the Department of Inland Fish and Wildlife as the Steve Powell Wildlife Management Area. This web-page provides information on public access - which is restricted. Swan Island is known for its abundant wildlife.
The "Swan Island Historic District" (Perkins Township Historic District) comprises much of the township with 8 buildings, 5 structures and 1500 acres. Some of the buildings date to the 1750s. The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.
The town of Perkins was incorporated in the mid-1800s and then disincorporated in 1918, becoming Perkins Township, its legal name. Its population was 0 at the 2000 census.
The township is managed by the Department of Inland Fish and Wildlife as the Steve Powell Wildlife Management Area. This web-page provides information on public access - which is restricted. Swan Island is known for its abundant wildlife.
Nearby cities:
Coordinates: 44°3'28"N 69°48'4"W
- Saint George 30 km
- Rockport 51 km
- Criehaven Township 64 km
- Deer Isle 79 km
- Town of Swans Island 98 km
- Blue Hill 102 km
- Town of Frenchboro 105 km
- Bucksport, Maine 106 km
- Town of Mount Desert 113 km
- Gouldsboro 136 km
- Little Swan Island 1.8 km
- Marcia Buker Elementary School 2.9 km
- Richmond High School 3.4 km
- Merrymeeting Bay 5.4 km
- Chop Point School and Summer Camp 8.5 km
- Merrymeeting Field 9 km
- Bay View Cemetery 11 km
- Bowdoin Central school 11 km
- Goose Cove/ Kennebec River Estuary 12 km
- Muddy River Estuary 14 km