Anywho....
This is a list of abandoned, run-down, out of use or repurposed sites in the state of whose existence I have been made aware. The "Access" column will contain
5 categories
- Undocumented means that the place exists, and others may have been there/documented it, but I haven't for this site. Just because it's undocumented, doesn't mean that there are no links/information available, necessarily.
- Unexplored means that I don't know where it is and I don't know of anyone who knows where it is.
- "Link" indicates that I've covered this location already. Click the link in the column to open the story.
- Restricted. Sometimes the General Services Administration (the government agency that provisions when federal land changes hands) sells off old military sites to private businesses. Loring AFB's subterranean "alert pilot" bunker/mole hole is an example. Restricted means I can't get there, and you probably shouldn't either.
- Repurposed - Nothing, or very little, original to the site remains. The site has been turned into something else.
- Military means that the site used to be an active military facility during or after the Cold War.
- Pre Atomic Military means that the site used to be an active military facility before WWII.
- Industry/Commerce means that the site used to be used in industry. This includes logistics.
- Municipal/Other means that the site used to be owned by local government, or commercial entities.
- Civil Defense means that the site was used by FEMA's grand dad.
You are free to use the information presented here in your own explorations. If you use any content from this blog, please credit me as I've credited those who have come before me.
Special thanks (for showing me I'm not crazy) to Cold War Relics , the Bangor Urban Explorers Guild (defunct) and The Abandonment of Maine
| Site Type | Site Name | Town/Location | Access | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Military | Radar Bomb Scoring Site | Ashland | Link | |
| Military | Dow AFB "Proper" | Bangor | Unexplored | |
| Military | Dow AFB Weapons Storage Area | Bangor | Link | |
| Military | Dow AFB Missile Defense Site (Bomarc) | Bangor | Link | |
| Military | Dow AFB Water Treatment Site | Bangor (Finson/Pushaw Rds) | Link | |
| Military | Naval Ops Support Center | Bangor | Link | |
| Military | SAGE System: Bridgewater AFS | Bridgewater (#9 Mtn) | Unexplored | |
| Military | Caribou JSS | Caribou(Albair/Baird Rds) | Link | |
| Military | Loring AFB Missile Defense Site (Nike) | Caswell | Link | |
| Military | SAGE System: Caswell AFS | Caswell | "Expedition" Pending | |
| Military | SAGE System: Charleston AFS | Charleston | Restricted | |
| Military | Louis Blotner Bomb Scoring Site | Connor ("Blutner Site Rd") | "Expedition" Pending | |
| Military | Dow AFB GATR Site | Glenburn | Link | |
| Military | Loring AFB "Proper" | Limestone | Restricted | |
| Military | Loring AFB Weapons Storage Area | Limestone | Link | |
| Military | Loring AFB Missile Defense Site (Nike) | Limestone | Link | |
| Military | Dow AFB Aux Landing Strip/Bombing Range | Milford | Link | |
| Military | Loring AFB Communications Annex #2 | Perham | Link | |
| Military | Loring AFB Missile Defense Site (Snark) | Presque Isle | Link | |
| Military | SAGE System: Topsfield AFS | Topsfield (Musquash Mtn) | "Expedition" Pending | |
| Military | SAGE System: Deboulie Mtn AFS | Unorganized Territory | Location Unknown | |
| Pre Atomic Military | Caswell Training Facility | Caswell | Link | |
| Pre Atomic Military | Ft Baldwin | Phippsburg | Undocumented | |
| Pre Atomic Military | Ft Kent | ...Ft Kent | Undocumented | |
| Pre Atomic Military | Ft Knox | Prospect | Undocumented | |
| Pre Atomic Military | Ft Popham | Phippsburg | Unexplored | |
| Pre Atomic Military | Great Diamond Island Army Barracks | Portland | Restricted | |
| Pre Atomic Military | Bangor State Arsenal | Bangor | Link | |
| Civil Defense | Command Center | Stillwater Ave, Old Town | Link | |
| Civil Defense | Command Center | High St, South Windham | Link | |
| Civil Defense | Command Center | Milo, Sargent Rd | Link | |
| Civil Defense | Command Center | Caribou - Location Unknown | Undocumented | |
| Civil Defense | Command Center | Auburn - Location Unknown | Undocumented | |
| Civil Defense | Shelter | Bucksport Paper Mill | Private Property | |
| Civil Defense | (Artifacts) Air Raid Sirens | Various | Link | |
| Civil Defense | (Artifacts) The Doomsday Shitter | Various | Link | |
| Industry | Ashland Station | Ashland | Undocumented | |
| Industry | Bangor Mall of the 80s | Bangor | Link | |
| Industry | Spaceport - Bangor Mall | Bangor | Link | |
| Industry | Kenduskeag Mill | Bangor | Undocumented | |
| Industry | Eagle Lake Steam Engines | Unorganized Territory | Undocumented | |
| Industry | Ayer's Island Complex | Orono | Restricted | |
| Industry | Banks Auto Supply | Bangor | Link | |
| Industry | Canadian Pacific Railway Passenger Station | Greenville Junction | Undocumented | |
| Industry | Demeritt Forest Sawmill | Old Town | Link | |
| Industry | Ghost Towns of the Aroostook Scenic Hwy | Patten/Stacyville/Mt Chase/Masardis | Link (One of many) | |
| Industry | Katahdin Iron Works | Milo (roughly) | Undocumented | |
| Industry | Lily-Tulip Factory | Old Town | Undocumented/Demolished | |
| Industry | Old Town Canoe | Old Town | Undocumented/Demolished | |
| Industry | Old Town Train Station | Old Town | Link | |
| Industry | Old Town Lumber | Old Town | Link | |
| Industry | Spool Mill | Lincoln | Link | |
| Industry | Merrill Trust Bank | Old Town | Repurposed | |
| Industry | Woolen Mill | Old Town | Repurposed | |
| Industry | International Paper/Striar Textile | Orono | Link | |
| Industry | Unknown Textile Mill Stack | Orono | Undocumented/Demolished | |
| Industry | Engine 470 | Waterville | Undocumented | |
| Industry | Lombard Log Hauler | Waterville | Undocumented | |
| Municipal/Gov't Other. | Lombard Log Hauler | Ashland | Undocumented | |
| Municipal/Gov't Other. | Cushman Ridge Cemetery | Springfield | Pending | |
| Municipal/Gov't Other. | Passing Aid Test System Track | Palmyra | Link | |
| Other Abandonments | Buck's Mills | Bucksport | Link | |
| Other Abandonments | Mercer's | Bucksport | Undocumented | |
| Other Abandonments | The Woodland Castle | Costigan | Link | |
| Municipal/Gov't Other. | Houlton Border Crossing Station | Houlton | Undocumented | |
| Other Abandonments | Bishop's "Junkyard" | Levant | Restricted | |
| Other Abandonments | Riceville/39 Tannery | Greenfield | Link | |
| Municipal/Gov't Other. | Milo Elementary School | Milo | Undocumented | |
| Roadside Relic | AGM 28 Hound Dog Missle | Presque Isle | Link | |
| Roadside Relic | M60 Patton Tank | Lincoln | Pending |
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