Moosehorn Stream, a tributary of the West Branch of
the Penobscot River, was described by Thoreau as ''comparatively deep (and)
fitly enough named, whether from its windings or its inhabitants.'' Staff photo by John Ewing
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Background: Excerpt from Thoreau's Journal, June 25th, 1853, © The Pierpont Morgan Library, New York, MA 1302.29.
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