St. Francis River (Maine)
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The St. Francis River is a river roughly 75 mile long, which forms part of the Canada – United States border. The river rises (47.7352°N 69.2874 °W) in a lake of the same name located 12 mile east of the Rivière du Loup
in Quebec
. The portion that forms the boundary starts at the bottom of Lake Pohenegamook
at the very northernmost point of New England
between Estcourt Station
, Maine
, and Estcourt, Quebec. The river flows generally south-east to its mouth on the St. John River at St. Francis, Maine
/Saint-François-de-Madawaska
, New Brunswick
.
USS Bancroft
(DD-256) became a Canadian ship as part of the Destroyers for Bases Agreement
; and was named after the St. Francis River to follow the Canadian tradition of naming destroyers after Canadian rivers while recognizing the shared national history of the ship.
Rivière du Loup
The Rivière du Loup is a river in southeastern Quebec which empties into the Saint Lawrence River at the city of Rivière-du-Loup, Quebec.There is a hydroelectric plant on the river near the city....
in Quebec
Quebec
Quebec or is a province in east-central Canada. It is the only Canadian province with a predominantly French-speaking population and the only one whose sole official language is French at the provincial level....
. The portion that forms the boundary starts at the bottom of Lake Pohenegamook
Lake Pohenegamook
Lake Pohenegamook is a Canadian lake located in southeastern Quebec immediately north of the International Boundary with Maine ....
at the very northernmost point of New England
New England
New England is a region in the northeastern corner of the United States consisting of the six states of Maine, New Hampshire, Vermont, Massachusetts, Rhode Island, and Connecticut...
between Estcourt Station
Estcourt Station, Maine
Estcourt Station is a village in Big Twenty Township, Aroostook County, Maine, United States. It is the northernmost point in Maine and New England....
, Maine
Maine
Maine is a state in the New England region of the northeastern United States, bordered by the Atlantic Ocean to the east and south, New Hampshire to the west, and the Canadian provinces of Quebec to the northwest and New Brunswick to the northeast. Maine is both the northernmost and easternmost...
, and Estcourt, Quebec. The river flows generally south-east to its mouth on the St. John River at St. Francis, Maine
St. Francis, Maine
St. Francis is a town in Aroostook County, Maine, United States on the Canadian border at the junction of the St. Francis River and the Saint John River. The population was 577 at the 2000 census...
/Saint-François-de-Madawaska
Saint-François-de-Madawaska, New Brunswick
Saint-François-de-Madawaska is a Canadian village in Madawaska County, New Brunswick.The village is known as the province's "Chicken Capital", referring to its role in the poultry industry. Former and merged names for the community include Webster's Creek and Winding Ledges.Nearby attractions...
, New Brunswick
New Brunswick
New Brunswick is one of Canada's three Maritime provinces and is the only province in the federation that is constitutionally bilingual . The provincial capital is Fredericton and Saint John is the most populous city. Greater Moncton is the largest Census Metropolitan Area...
.
USS Bancroft
USS Bancroft (DD-256)
The second USS Bancroft was a Clemson-class destroyer in the United States Navy, and transferred to the Royal Canadian Navy, where she served as HMCS St. Francis during World War II.-As USS Bancroft:...
(DD-256) became a Canadian ship as part of the Destroyers for Bases Agreement
Destroyers for Bases Agreement
The Destroyers for Bases Agreement between the United States and the United Kingdom, September 2, 1940, transferred fifty mothballed destroyers from the United States Navy in exchange for land rights on British possessions...
; and was named after the St. Francis River to follow the Canadian tradition of naming destroyers after Canadian rivers while recognizing the shared national history of the ship.