USS Katahdin
Two vessels of the United States Navy have been named USS ''Katahdin'', after Mount Katahdin. *, was a screw gunboat commissioned in early 1862, active throughout the American Civil War, and decommissioned shortly after war's end *, was an ironclad ram in service from 1897 to 1909 {{DEFAULTSORT:Katahdin United States Navy ship names ...
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Mount Katahdin
Mount Katahdin ( ) is the highest mountain in the U.S. state of Maine at . Named Katahdin, which means "Great Mountain", by the Penobscot Native Americans, it is within Northeast Piscataquis, Piscataquis County, and is the centerpiece of Baxter State Park. It is a steep, tall massif formed from a granite intrusion weathered to the surface. The flora and fauna on the mountain are typical of those found in northern New England. Katahdin was known to the Native Americans in the region and was known to Europeans at least since 1689. It has inspired hikes, climbs, journal narratives, paintings, and a piano sonata. The area around the peak was protected by Governor Percival Baxter starting in the 1930s. Katahdin is the northern terminus of the Appalachian Trail and is near a stretch known as the Hundred-Mile Wilderness. In 1967, Mount Katahdin was designated as a National Natural Landmark by the National Park Service. The mountain is commonly called just "Katahdin", though the of ...
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