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Androscoggin , river, c.175 mi (280 km) long, rising in NE N.H., flowing south and east to enter the Atlantic Ocean at Bath, Maine. Hydroelectric plants, using the river's steep gradient, supply power to nearby towns. The area is a major pulp and paper producer; the practice of floating logs downstream has hindered the river's further development for power.

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Androscoggin, Maine‐New Hampshire/USA A river and a lake with an Algonquian name meaning ‘(Place for) fish‐curing’ or ‘(Place for) fish‐spearing’.

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	Bar Harbor Banking and Trust Company to Purchase the Rockland Branch of Androscoggin Savings Bank. Business Wire; 10/27/2003
	CGC Androscoggin New Year's Eve log 1972. Magazine article from: Coast Guard Magazine; 3/1/2008
	PNGTS to serve Maine paper mills. Business Wire; 1/7/1997

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