Near Bingham in Somerset County, Maine — The American Northeast (New England)

Benedict Arnold 1775 Kennebec River Crossing

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 15, 2007

1. Benedict Arnold 1775 Kennebec River Crossing Marker

Inscription.
This tablet marks the place where Colonel Benedict Arnold with his soldiers left the Kennebec River October 1775 and marched from the west shore in a north-westerly direction to Dead River on their way to Quebec.

Erected 1916 by Kennebec Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Indigenous Peoples and Communities • War, US Revolutionary • Waterways & Vessels. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution (DAR) series list. A significant historical month for this entry is October 1775.

Location. 45° 9.348′ N, 69° 57.367′ W. Marker is near Bingham, Maine, in Somerset County. It can be reached from U.S. 201 8 miles north of Donigan Road, on the left when traveling north. Marker overlooks the Kennebec River from within the Wyman Lake rest area. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Bingham ME 04920, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the Kennebec Valley and in the Maine Highlands.

It is also in the American Northeast

and in New England.

Globally,

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it is in North America,

the Great North Woods,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France

and also Acadia.

Also see . . .
1. On the Trail of Benedict Arnold. American Heritage website entry:
"While General Richard Montgomery led an army up the “traditional” Lake Champlain route to the St. Lawrence toward Quebec, Arnold would lead his own army on a daring, surprise march through the trackless wilderness of Maine (then part of Massachusetts), forming the right flank of a pincers that would win Quebec—and Canada—for the rebel cause." (Submitted on December 16, 2024, by Larry Gertner of New York, New York.)

2. Caratunk. Maine: An Encyclopedia website entry:
In 1775, Benedict Arnold’s expedition to Quebec crossed the Kennebec River in the south of Caratunk near Gates Hill from the east side to the west in Carrying Place Township. The steep descent from what is now U.S. Route 201 stops at the higher water level created by the Wyman Dam. Across the Kennebec Arnold’s Expedition entered the Great Carrying Place.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 15, 2007

2. Benedict Arnold 1775 Kennebec River Crossing Marker

(Submitted on March 29, 2017, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

3. The Trail of a Failed Hero. New York Times website entry:
The only traces of the Arnold Trail come in the occasional explanatory panels put up in roadside rest areas, a few stone markers placed by the Daughters of the American Revolution and a rare shop or hotel bearing its name... The toughest part is the Great Carry north of Bingham, where Arnold's men hauled their bateaux up an unbelievable grade to cross from the Kennebec to the Dead River... (Submitted on March 29, 2017, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida.)

Kennebec River View from Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Cosmos Mariner, July 15, 2007

3. Kennebec River View from Marker

Credits. This page was last revised on July 7, 2025. It was originally submitted on March 29, 2017, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. This page has been viewed 1,810 times since then and 91 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on March 29, 2017, by Cosmos Mariner of Cape Canaveral, Florida. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.