Onawa, Maine

Onawa, Maine
Unincorporated community
Onawa, Maine is located in Maine
Onawa, Maine
Onawa, Maine
Coordinates: 45°22′1″N 69°22′19″W / 45.36694°N 69.37194°W / 45.36694; -69.37194
CountryUnited States
StateMaine
CountyPiscataquis
Elevation
617 ft (188 m)
Time zoneUTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code207
GNIS ID579590

Onawa is an unincorporated community and populated place in the U.S. state of Maine. It is located next to Lake Onawa and lies along the former route of the International Railway of Maine. In 1919, a major train wreck occurred two miles west of the Onawa railway stop.[1]

The Onawa Trestle was built in 1930 for the Canadian Pacific Railway. From 1942 until the conclusion of World War II in 1945, the all-Black 366th Infantry Regiment guarded the remote bridge.[2]

References

  1. ^ "C.P.R. TRAIN WRECK KILLS 23, INJURES 50". New York Times, December 21, 1919. (paywall link)
  2. ^ "A Convenient Soldier: The Black Guards of Maine". Maine Memory Network.