Volume I - No. 3 KATAHDIN, SENTINEL OF THE NORTH WOODS By V. R.
Ludgate The introduction of H. R. 6599 into the 75th Congress by
Congressman Ralph O. Brewster culminated a long anticipated
movement to make the region adjacent to Mt. Katahdin in Maine a
part of the National Park System. The Katahdin area is situated
approximately in the center of the State of Maine at the edge of
a roadless area which extends north of Millinocket, the nearest
town of any size. It is accessible by road from the towns of
Millinocket, Greenville and Sherman, the road from Greenville
being in part a private route owned by the Great Northern Paper
Company, and the road from Sherman a crude macadam road
constructed in part by the Civilian Conservation Corps, The
nearest approach by rail is from Sherman, on the Bangor and
Aroostook Railway. Lakes Katahdin and Nesowadnehung are
available as landing ports from the air. Other lakes in the area
are probably adequate for this function, but it is not possible
to determine their status at t