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Property names[edit]

Willard Brook Quarry in Piscataquis County, Maine: listed in Chisuncook, but the spelling is apparently Chesuncook. Nyttend (talk) 03:27, 20 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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Winter Street Chruch in Bath, Maine. Nyttend (talk) 14:05, 20 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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Bell Hill School in Oxford County, Maine is listed in Otisfiled, rather than Otisfield. Nyttend (talk) 16:45, 20 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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Bennett Bridge in Oxford County, Maine is listed in "Wilson Mills" rather than the correct "Wilsons Mills", despite having "Wilsons" in the description. Nyttend (talk) 16:45, 20 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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St. Joseph's School (Biddeford, Maine) and the Wood Island Light Station are listed in Biddleford and Biddleford Pool, respectively; it's actually Biddeford and Biddeford Pool. Nyttend (talk) 14:55, 21 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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St. Joseph's School (Biddleford, Maine) and Biddleford, Maine are now redirects to the correct spellings, and i think keeping these as redirects from typos is helpful. --doncram (talk) 15:50, 23 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Skowhegan Historic District in Skowhegan, Maine, listed as being in Showhegan, Maine. Nyttend (talk) 17:28, 21 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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Joshua Pettegrove House is listed in Red Reach, Maine; proper spelling is Red Beach, per GNIS. Nyttend (talk) 15:10, 22 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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River Meetinghouse is listed in Vasalboro, Maine; proper spelling is Vassalboro, Maine. Nyttend (talk) 21:00, 23 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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Burnt Island Light Station located South of Boothbay Harbor, in Maine, on Burnt Island is listed in the NRIS as "Brunt Island". Both the name and the location are wrong. --sanfranman59 (talk) 20:47, 24 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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Kennebunkport Historic District in Maine is located on the Kennebunk River, not the Kennebunkport River, which doesn't exist. --Ken Gallager (talk) 16:10, 25 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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Portland Headlight in Cumberland County should be Portland Head Light. --Ken Gallager (talk) 17:31, 12 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Rangley Public Library in Franklin County should be Rangeley Public Library; it is in the town of Rangeley, Maine.--Ken Gallager (talk) 17:31, 12 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Kent, Rockwell, Cottage and Studio in Lincoln County is listed "Off the northern side of Horn Hill Rd. on Monhegen Island"; proper spelling is "Monhegan Island" Nyttend (talk) 03:39, 19 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

All Souls Chapel (Poland Spring, Maine) in Androscoggin County, Maine, refnum=77000060, is listed in NRIS as "All Soul's Chapel." Since Souls is plural, any apostrophe should go after. Since the Poland Spring Preservation Society which owns the chapel does not use the apostrophe in the name, I changed the article name to delete it. clariosophic (talk) 19:31, 20 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Thanks! It looks to me like a typo and I anticipate that the NRHP official name should have no apostrophe or a differently placed one, but it is hard to say what the official name is without a copy of the NRHP application. The NRHP infobox in the article has also been revised to show "All Souls Chapel" for now. This will be included in the next batch of items to be reported to the National Register. doncram (talk) 20:06, 20 March 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Edwin Arlington Robinson House (a National Historic Landmark) in Gardiner (Kennebec County) was the house of Edwin Arlington Robinson: it's properly Edwin A.R.H. in the NHL listing, but Edward A.R.H. in the NRIS. Nyttend (talk) 02:02, 3 June 2009 (UTC)[reply]

seems like typo in NRIS data entry. Typo: Edward; Correction: Edwin. --doncram (talk) 16:54, 21 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Kennebec River Light Station has several issues. First, it's known officially by the USCG as the Doubling Point Range Lights, which is far more specific on a river that has half a dozen lights. Second, its address is shown as "Fiddler Reach". That's not good -- the lights are range lights, which show vessels the way up the river. The river turns 90° to the west there and Fiddler Reach is the stretch to the west, not the stretch covered by the range (which does not have a specific name). Finally, it's shown in Bath, but it's actually in Georgetown. I'll add a NRHP cite to the Doubling Point Range Lights and Doubling Point Light articles which I created today. Should the listing at National Register of Historic Places listings in Sagadahoc County, Maine be changed or piped -- I don't know the protocol when the actual name differs so much from the NRIS name?Jameslwoodward (talk) 21:35, 5 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

While doing the lighthouses in Maine (see above), I noted the listing for the Tugboat "SEQUIN". It should be "SEGUIN", as she's named after the island at the mouth of the Kennebec River (on which the tug was based most of her life). See both the web site cited on the NRIS listing (www.nr.nps.gov/Red Books/69000013.red.pdf) and this (http://www.mainemaritimemuseum.org/uploads/rich_text_editor/23sacr2.jpg) from the web site of her current owner, the Maine Maritime Museum in Bath.Jameslwoodward (talk) 21:35, 5 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]

The Rangeley Public Library in Rangeley, Maine is listed as the "Rangley Public Library" in "Rangely, Maine". TheCatalyst31 ^{Reaction•Creation} 04:49, 15 February 2014 (UTC)[reply]

County location issue[edit]

Proprietors Meeting House and Parish House is listed in Cumberland County, Maine, while the address places it in York County, Maine. This is a tricky issue, as it's a matter of perhaps 100 feet, but the intersection at which it is located is clearly in York County — look at the central intersection located at 43°37′14″N 70°28′45″W / 43.62056°N 70.47917°W / 43.62056; -70.47917, and follow 22 to the east in Google Street View: there's a green-and-white "County Line" sign on the left side, just as you pass the telephone pole that has cast a shadow over the road. I repeat: although an error, it's a very tiny one. Nyttend (talk) 16:54, 19 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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Tenants Harbor Light Station in St. George, Maine is listed in Lincoln County, not Knox County. Nyttend (talk) 05:28, 22 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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Pennell Institute, Lewiston Rd., Gray, ME is listed in Franklin County. It should be Cumberland County. --sanfranman59 (talk) 05:06, 10 May 2010 (UTC)[reply]

Town location issues[edit]

Parker House (Blue Hill, Maine), which has refnum 04001047 is listed in NRIS as being in "Bluee Hill, ME" rather than Blue Hill, Maine. doncram (talk) 16:40, 13 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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Samuel Penney House is an historic house at 78 Maple Street in Mechanic Falls, Maine. NRIS mis-identifies this as being in Mechanics Falls (with an S), while properly identifies several other properties in Mechanic Falls. doncram (talk) 14:28, 8 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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Manana Island Fog Signal Station is listed with Nearest City = Monhegan Island, Maine. Manana Island is a small, bare, island about 200 yards from Monhegan Island, but the name of the community there is "Monhegan, Maine", not "Monhegan Island, Maine".

Matinicus Rock Light. The same issue with a twist. Matinicus Rock is a bare rock 6 miles from Matinicus Island. It's listed with nearest city "Matinicus Island, Maine". The name of the community is actually Matinicus Isle. . . . . Jim . . . . Jameslwoodward (talk • contribs) 15:59, 30 October 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Street address issues[edit]

The Soderholtz, Eric E., Cottage is listed at "Off W side of WA 186, .5 mi. S of US 1", despite being in Hancock County, Maine. It really is on Maine State Route 186, but this makes it sound as if it's in Washington. Nyttend (talk) 19:02, 21 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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Littlefield-Chase Farmstead in North Berwick, Maine (York County) is listed along "N. Berwock Rd.", not "Berwick" as is obvious. Nyttend (talk) 14:57, 25 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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Libby Island Light Station is shown as located "South of Machiasport on Lilly Island". Fairly obvious typo, given the name of the Lighthouse, but also see NOAA chart 13325, etc. Jameslwoodward (talk) 14:52, 26 August 2009 (UTC)[reply]
Stroudwater Historic District in Portland is listed as being a "Residental area at confluence of Stroudwater and Fore Rivers" — correct "Residental" to "Residential". Nyttend (talk) 23:56, 14 November 2009 (UTC)[reply]

Coordinates issues[edit]

Christ Church (Dark Harbor, Maine), coords place it about 1.15 degrees too far to the west, on the Maine mainland rather than on the island where it's located. Nyttend (talk) 20:08, 19 February 2009 (UTC)[reply]

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