Barnard
From Katahdin
Barnard is an unincorporated settlement in Barnard Township, Maine.
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History
Geography
Barnard Township is bordered by Katahdin Iron Works to its north, Sebec to the south, Williamsburg Township to east, and Bowerbank Township to the west. The settlement of Barnard is located along the northeastern shores of Buttermilk Pond.
Ponds
- Lamont Ponds
- Pickerel Pond
- Pudding Pond
Brooks and streams
- Bear Brook
- Ester Brook
- Long Bog Brook
- Page Brook
- Pickerel Brook
- Roaring Brook
- Trout Brook
- Quarry Branch
Public places
Barnard Cemetery
The Barnard Cemetery is across the Barnard Road from the old Barnard town and school house.
Culture
Museums
Barnard Historical Society
While not specifically a museum, the Barnard Historical Society occupies the old Barnard town and school house, on Barnard Road.
- Contact information
- Proprietor: David Dow
- Address: Old Barnard Town & School House; Barnard Road, Barnard, Maine
- Phone: 207.965.8101
Churches
I don't believe there are any churches currently in operation in Barnard Township.
Businesses
Information on businesses in Barnard Township is unavailable at this time.
Government
Barnard Township is currently an unorganized township.
- Organized as a town in 1834.
- Repealed in 1877.
- Reorganized as a plantation in 1895.
- Deorganized in 1982
Infrastructure
Roads
- Austin Road
- Barnard Road
- Bear Point Road
- Bowerbank Road
- Damon Road
- Dexter Mills Road
- Ladd Road
- Mountain Misery Road
- Northwest Ridge Road
- Ostrom Road
- Patterson Road
- Peterson Road
- Pickerel Pond Road
- Pudding Pond Road
References
- DeLorme, "The Maine Atlas and Gazetteer", 28th Edition, 2005 ISBN 0-89933-282-X
- DeLorme, "Maine Fishing Depth Maps: Lakes & Ponds by County", 2002 ISBN 0-89933-350-8
- Arrow, "Maine Street Atlas: 133 Cities & Towns", 1997 ISBN 1-55751-515-8
