From collection Place
Not to be confused with Carrying Place Township (unorganized).
Historical Context
"Benedict Arnold and his expedition trekked across the township between the Kennebec and the Dead rivers, a twelve mile journey across the Carry Ponds and through bogs in 1775.... The going was very difficult and Arnold hastily put up a “hospital” for the sick and exhausted men between East and Middle Carry Ponds. Later several units and many men were to turn back, leaving the military expedition weakened" ("Carrying Place Town TWP" at Maine: An Encyclopedia [ https://maineanencyclopedia.com/t02r03bw/ : accessed 05 September 2025]).
Elevation
1309 feet
Latitude (decimal)
45.1900100
Longitude (decimal)
-70.1092200
General Note
A "township" in Maine is a defined geographic area with no local government that lies within the state’s unorganized territories. State government handles taxation and most services within these 420+ minor civil divisions, which encompass more than half of the area of the state. Some sources group the townships into larger divisions; each grouping labeled as an "Unorganized Territory" (abbreviated, "UT").
