Ayers Island (Maine)
For the place in New Hampshire, see Ayers Island Reservoir.
  Ayers Island | |
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| Coordinates | 44°52′31″N 68°40′11″W / 44.8753473°N 68.6697547°WCoordinates: 44°52′31″N 68°40′11″W / 44.8753473°N 68.6697547°W[1][2][3] |
| Area | 62 acres (25 ha) |
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| Additional information | |
| Official website | http://www.ayersisland.com |
Ayers Island is an island in the Penobscot River in Penobscot County, Maine, near the town of Orono. It is the site of the Striar Textile Mill, which closed in 1996. The land is polluted due to past manufacturing activity. The town of Orono took possession of the island in 1999.[4] Later it was purchased by Ayers Island LLC, which announced plans to fit it with an experimental surveillance system consisting of "a comprehensive network of video cameras, motion detectors and sensors" monitored by computer.[5][6]
Two episodes of the Celebrity Paranormal Project television series were recorded there.[7]
See also
References
- ↑ "Ayers Island - Maine - Map and Area Photos". Satelliteviews.net. Retrieved 2013-11-13.
- ↑ "Ayers Island, a Island in Penobscot County, Maine". Lat-long.com. Retrieved 2013-11-13.
- ↑ "Ayers Island USGS Old Town Quad, Maine, Topographic Map". Topozone.com. Retrieved 2013-11-13.
- ↑ Saucier, Anthony (2003-07-04). "Orono to discuss Ayers Island cleanup". Bangor Daily News.
When the town took over the 62-acre island and the former Striar Textile Mill in 1999, decades of industrial use had formed deposits of coal ash, petroleum and PCBs around the island.
- ↑ Baard, Mark (5 May 2004). "Big Brother to Watch Over Island". Wired. Archived from the original on 6 March 2014. Retrieved 2013-11-13.
- ↑ "Intelligent Island". Archived from the original on 2003-03-30.
- ↑ Gagnon, Dawn (2011-05-11). "Ghost hunters summoned for trespassing in Orono". Bangor Daily News. Archived from the original on 2011-06-09.
In the summer of 2006, the cable network VH1 filmed two episodes of 'Celebrity Paranormal Project' on the 62-acre island titled 'Tanner's Ghost' and 'Wooden Lucy.'
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