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Documented legends in Maine

Maine keeps 8 documented legends — stories that trace to a published or recorded telling, the shelf where folklore earned a citation. What is verified is the telling: the book, the article, the record that carried the story into print. What the story claims is filed as reported, not endorsed.

8 dossiers0 counties covered100% open to visitorsSeguin Island Light Station — deepest file

Also filed documented legend:Hawaii76 Louisiana65 Arizona60 Texas58 Virginia55 Michigan52 Illinois50 New York49

Other Maine shelves:anecdotal reports7 local folklore6 reported experiences3

Seguin Island Light Station

Georgetown, Maine

Active offshore lighthouse with keeper folklore and firsthand caretaker reports.

4 claims · 2 legends→

George W. Wells

The 1900 schooner—the first six-master.

2 claims · 2 legends→

Owls Head Lighthouse

Owls Head, Maine

The 1825 knoll light with the frozen lovers legend.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Boon Island Lighthouse

The bare ledge where a keeper’s wife reportedly went mad.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Fort Knox

Prospect, Maine

The 1844 granite fort on the Penobscot—where the ghosts reportedly patrol.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Colonel Buck’s Tomb

Bucksport, Maine

The witch’s curse on the founder’s monument—Bucksport’s legend.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Mount Katahdin

Millinocket, Maine

The 5,269-foot peak—the Penobscot’s sacred mountain.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Moosehead Lake

Greenville, Maine

The state’s largest lake—where the legends outnumber the islands.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Full Maine record → state index· Every documented legend filing → evidence shelf

Record last amended October 2, 2026 · shelves recounted with the archive