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    Hobart Stream, Edmunds, Maine

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    Hobart Stream, in Edmunds, Maine, once sluiced timber to the Hobart's sawmill at Little Falls, as well as being significant source of salt hay. It was joined to the Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge in 1937, and expanded in the early 2000's.

    Hobart Stream flows from Hobart Lake through the township of Edmunds to Little Falls. It was a source of lumber for the tide mill operated during much of the 19th century.

    Contemporary Photographs of the Dennys River AreaPhotos for Map

    Hobart Stream at Sunset; Hay is still harvested in the fields beside the tidal estuary of Hobart Stream, seen here at sunset.
    Hobart Stream, Moosehorn National Wildlife Refuge, Edmunds, Maine; The remains of former dykes are still visible at low tide along the banks of the Hobart Stream where marsh hay was once harvested. Hobart Stream in winter, Edmunds, Maine The Marsh as seen beyond the fields on Hobart Stream in Edmunds, Maine. Hay fields in winter overlooking the Snare Meadow Marsh on Hobart Stream, Edmunds, Maine Hobart Stream, Edmunds, Maine picture number 6 Moosehorn Wildlife Refuge, 2022; Hobart Stream forms a boundary of the Moosehorn Refuge on this trail map prepared by Cobscook Shores in 2022. Map of Edmunds, from the 1881 Colby Atas of Washington County, Maine; Hobart Stream, designated as Little Falls River, flows from its source in Edmunds Pond, now Hobart Pond across the town of Edmunds. The wildlands bordering the Stream were a significant source of lumber for the sawmill at Little Falls.