788:
210:. Finds were found as deep as 100 centimetres (39 in), although the upper half of this depth is in many of the places surveyed to contain a mixture of prehistoric and historic artifacts, including ceramic pottery fragments, a stone tool, and evidence of a hearth. Deeper layers at the southern eod of the island yielded stone artifacts dating to the Middle and Late Archaic (c. 4000 BCE), including slate tools.
799:
202:(3.3 ft) above the typical river level at any point. It has a rock outcrops at its northern end, and is sandy and graveled at the southern end. It is densely vegetated, with pine and maple trees, and thick underbrush. The island was probably formed by the accumulation of sediment and gravel downstream of the outcrops at its northern end.
201:
Gut Island is located in the
Penobscot River, about 6 metres (20 ft) from the Milford (east) bank of the river. It measures about 170 by 50 metres (560 ft × 160 ft), with a total surface area of 8,500 square metres (2.1 acres). It is flat, not rising more than 1 metre
677:
772:
708:
823:
692:
682:
838:
219:
205:
The archaeological importance of the island was identified in 1988, during a survey performed prior to relicensing of a downstream hydroelectric power facility, and it underwent excavation that same year by a team from the
767:
713:
354:
734:
636:
667:
601:
566:
641:
546:
506:
331:
606:
596:
591:
571:
687:
521:
436:
556:
551:
426:
646:
611:
516:
491:
631:
581:
561:
536:
526:
511:
501:
486:
466:
441:
431:
421:
651:
626:
531:
471:
451:
446:
416:
406:
586:
541:
481:
456:
411:
718:
616:
496:
461:
672:
621:
576:
476:
384:
369:
324:
400:
833:
802:
317:
843:
792:
364:
340:
244:
190:
110:
193:
in 1994 for its archaeological significance, which includes well-stratified evidence of human habitation dating back thousands of years.
182:
755:
291:
760:
739:
828:
74:
374:
379:
359:
249:
292:"Archaeological Geology and Postglacial Development of the Central Penobscot River Valley, Maine, USA"
266:
207:
309:
170:
166:
125:
84:
32:
174:
146:
817:
773:
University and college buildings listed on the
National Register of Historic Places
824:
Archaeological sites on the
National Register of Historic Places in Maine
220:
National
Register of Historic Places listings in Penobscot County, Maine
768:
List of jails and prisons on the
National Register of Historic Places
178:
64:
239:
839:
National
Register of Historic Places in Penobscot County, Maine
313:
189:
267:"Cultural Resources Management Plan, Penobscot Hydro LLC"
185:, is archaeologically important, and has been designated
748:
727:
701:
660:
393:
370:
History of the
National Register of Historic Places
347:
152:
139:
131:
121:
80:
70:
60:
46:
38:
28:
23:
401:List of U.S. National Historic Landmarks by state
793:National Register of Historic Places portal
165:is a small 2-acre (0.81 ha) island in the
325:
8:
18:
332:
318:
310:
17:
341:U.S. National Register of Historic Places
111:U.S. National Register of Historic Places
261:
259:
231:
240:"National Register Information System"
94:
7:
834:Geography of Penobscot County, Maine
245:National Register of Historic Places
191:National Register of Historic Places
844:Islands of Penobscot County, Maine
756:National Historic Preservation Act
272:. Low Impact Hydro Power Institute
14:
798:
797:
786:
709:Federated States of Micronesia
355:Architectural style categories
141:
1:
181:. The island, owned by the
92:United States historic place
860:
761:Historic Preservation Fund
740:American Legation, Morocco
781:
702:Lists by associated state
140:NRHP reference
117:
108:
101:
97:
51:
683:Northern Mariana Islands
183:Penobscot Indian Nation
678:Minor Outlying Islands
661:Lists by insular areas
375:Keeper of the Register
135:2 acres (0.81 ha)
42:2 acres (0.81 ha)
380:National Park Service
360:Contributing property
294:. University of Maine
250:National Park Service
735:District of Columbia
208:University of Maine
20:
811:
810:
365:Historic district
160:
159:
90:
89:
851:
829:Islands of Maine
801:
800:
791:
790:
789:
714:Marshall Islands
334:
327:
320:
311:
304:
303:
301:
299:
288:
282:
281:
279:
277:
271:
263:
254:
253:
236:
143:
95:
75:Penobscot County
21:
859:
858:
854:
853:
852:
850:
849:
848:
814:
813:
812:
807:
787:
785:
777:
744:
723:
697:
656:
389:
343:
338:
308:
307:
297:
295:
290:
289:
285:
275:
273:
269:
265:
264:
257:
252:. July 9, 2010.
238:
237:
233:
228:
216:
199:
167:Penobscot River
126:Old Town, Maine
113:
104:
103:Gut Island Site
93:
56:
33:Penobscot River
12:
11:
5:
857:
855:
847:
846:
841:
836:
831:
826:
816:
815:
809:
808:
806:
805:
795:
782:
779:
778:
776:
775:
770:
765:
764:
763:
752:
750:
746:
745:
743:
742:
737:
731:
729:
725:
724:
722:
721:
716:
711:
705:
703:
699:
698:
696:
695:
693:Virgin Islands
690:
685:
680:
675:
670:
668:American Samoa
664:
662:
658:
657:
655:
654:
649:
644:
639:
634:
629:
624:
619:
614:
609:
604:
602:South Carolina
599:
594:
589:
584:
579:
574:
569:
567:North Carolina
564:
559:
554:
549:
544:
539:
534:
529:
524:
519:
514:
509:
504:
499:
494:
489:
484:
479:
474:
469:
464:
459:
454:
449:
444:
439:
434:
429:
424:
419:
414:
409:
404:
397:
395:
394:Lists by state
391:
390:
388:
387:
385:Property types
382:
377:
372:
367:
362:
357:
351:
349:
345:
344:
339:
337:
336:
329:
322:
314:
306:
305:
283:
255:
230:
229:
227:
224:
223:
222:
215:
212:
198:
195:
158:
157:
156:March 17, 1994
154:
150:
149:
144:
137:
136:
133:
129:
128:
123:
119:
118:
115:
114:
109:
106:
105:
102:
99:
98:
91:
88:
87:
82:
78:
77:
72:
68:
67:
62:
58:
57:
52:
49:
48:
47:Administration
44:
43:
40:
36:
35:
30:
26:
25:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
856:
845:
842:
840:
837:
835:
832:
830:
827:
825:
822:
821:
819:
804:
796:
794:
784:
783:
780:
774:
771:
769:
766:
762:
759:
758:
757:
754:
753:
751:
747:
741:
738:
736:
733:
732:
730:
726:
720:
717:
715:
712:
710:
707:
706:
704:
700:
694:
691:
689:
686:
684:
681:
679:
676:
674:
671:
669:
666:
665:
663:
659:
653:
650:
648:
645:
643:
642:West Virginia
640:
638:
635:
633:
630:
628:
625:
623:
620:
618:
615:
613:
610:
608:
605:
603:
600:
598:
595:
593:
590:
588:
585:
583:
580:
578:
575:
573:
570:
568:
565:
563:
560:
558:
555:
553:
550:
548:
547:New Hampshire
545:
543:
540:
538:
535:
533:
530:
528:
525:
523:
520:
518:
515:
513:
510:
508:
507:Massachusetts
505:
503:
500:
498:
495:
493:
490:
488:
485:
483:
480:
478:
475:
473:
470:
468:
465:
463:
460:
458:
455:
453:
450:
448:
445:
443:
440:
438:
435:
433:
430:
428:
425:
423:
420:
418:
415:
413:
410:
408:
405:
402:
399:
398:
396:
392:
386:
383:
381:
378:
376:
373:
371:
368:
366:
363:
361:
358:
356:
353:
352:
350:
346:
342:
335:
330:
328:
323:
321:
316:
315:
312:
293:
287:
284:
268:
262:
260:
256:
251:
247:
246:
241:
235:
232:
225:
221:
218:
217:
213:
211:
209:
203:
196:
194:
192:
188:
184:
180:
176:
172:
168:
164:
155:
153:Added to NRHP
151:
148:
145:
138:
134:
130:
127:
124:
120:
116:
112:
107:
100:
96:
86:
83:
79:
76:
73:
69:
66:
63:
59:
55:
54:United States
50:
45:
41:
37:
34:
31:
27:
22:
16:
607:South Dakota
597:Rhode Island
592:Pennsylvania
572:North Dakota
296:. Retrieved
286:
274:. Retrieved
243:
234:
204:
200:
186:
162:
161:
122:Nearest city
53:
15:
728:Other areas
688:Puerto Rico
522:Mississippi
437:Connecticut
298:October 21,
276:October 21,
197:Description
177:in central
818:Categories
637:Washington
557:New Mexico
552:New Jersey
427:California
226:References
187:Site 74.91
163:Gut Island
19:Gut Island
647:Wisconsin
612:Tennessee
517:Minnesota
492:Louisiana
24:Geography
803:Category
632:Virginia
582:Oklahoma
562:New York
537:Nebraska
527:Missouri
512:Michigan
502:Maryland
487:Kentucky
467:Illinois
442:Delaware
432:Colorado
422:Arkansas
214:See also
171:Old Town
147:94000182
85:Old Town
29:Location
749:Related
652:Wyoming
627:Vermont
532:Montana
472:Indiana
452:Georgia
447:Florida
417:Arizona
407:Alabama
175:Milford
169:, near
587:Oregon
542:Nevada
482:Kansas
457:Hawaii
412:Alaska
348:Topics
71:County
719:Palau
617:Texas
497:Maine
462:Idaho
270:(PDF)
179:Maine
65:Maine
61:State
673:Guam
622:Utah
577:Ohio
477:Iowa
300:2015
278:2015
173:and
132:Area
81:Town
39:Area
142:No.
820::
258:^
248:.
242:.
403::
333:e
326:t
319:v
302:.
280:.
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.