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    Eastern Surplus Site, Meddybemps, Maine

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    Eastern Surplus Salvage yard on Route 191 in Meddybemps, Maine operated by the Smith family from the mid twentieth century, to the early 2000's. A valuable source of scrap metal to local contractors, fishermen and builders, the site has also raised concerns about environmental hazards effecting the nearby Dennys River.
    Eastern Surplus Site, Meddybemps, Maine
    Eastern Surplus Salvage Yard, Meddybemps, Maine; Bus at the roadside entrance to the north of Route 191 in Meddybemps, Maine. Meddybemps, Maine, on Google Earth, 2023; Eastern Surplus salvage yard is visible on the lower left corner of this detail from Google Earth in 2023. For many years the government surplus materials collected here has been an invaluable source of scrap metal and parts for local residents, as well as environmentalists concerned about contamination of the Dennys River, see to the right of the image. Meddybemps Lake , West, U.SGS Topo Map 1987; Eastern Surplus salvage yard is marked by several buildings and a driveway beside Route 191 on this USGS topogrpahical map of Meddybemps, Maine, in 1987.