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Local folklore in Maine

6 Maine dossiers ride on local folklore — stories circulating in community tradition with no single telling to point at. The archive files them because the community does: passed along, retold, claimed by the county rather than the page. Provenance here is a chorus, not a signature.

6 dossiers1 county covered83% open to visitorsSeguin Island Light Station — deepest file

Also filed local folklore:California44 Virginia44 Michigan42 Louisiana40 Ohio38 Texas38 New York36 Pennsylvania34

Other Maine shelves:documented legends8 anecdotal reports7 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→

Elephant Mountain B-52 site

Greenville, Maine

January 24, 1963—the Stratofortress that broke apart over the mountain.

2 claims · 1 legend→

Abandoned Farm Settlement

Frye Mountain Former Farm Community

Montville, Maine

Farm community removed through Depression-era land purchases, remembered through local testimony.

1 claim · 1 legend→

Portland Head Light

Cape Elizabeth, Maine

Maine’s most photographed light—1791 and the Annie Lee wreck.

1 claim · 1 legend→

Route 2A near Wytopitlock

Wytopitlock, Maine

Northern Maine road corridor with vanishing-traveler and truck-driving lore.

1 claim · 1 legend→

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