Wareham is an abandoned townsite in Pine County,

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, United States. Wareham was located immediately south of

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on Government Road. Government Road, also known as "Douglas Highway" or the "Old Military Road", had served as a main route in the community. It is two miles from

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History

The community of Wareham originally had access to the Great Northern Railway line; with the former rail right-of-way still being used by electrical transmission lines. The Kettle River and a stage-coach road built by the military were also in the vicinity. After old Highway 61 was improved by the 1940s, running through nearby

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, Wareham then became a

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. In the present day, a camp is located where the community had once existed; with access to the river.

References

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