Hallowell, Maine

The Frozen River reference: Setting

Real world location: Hallowell is a city in Kennebec County, Maine, United States.

Located on the Kennebec River estuary, 50 ships were launched from Hallowell’s wharves and reached the Atlantic Ocean between 1783 and 1901.

While the Kennebec River sustained the city from its inception, this mighty freeway also inspired fear. Spring floods terrorized shopkeepers and sometimes brought commerce to a standstill. Worse still, citizens eager to cross the river in winter and unwary children skating and playing too far from the riverbank lost their lives when ice turned out to be thinner than it looked.

https://hallowell.govoffice.com/

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Ariel Lawhon

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