Second Falls | |
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Location | Yarmouth, Maine, U.S. |
Coordinates | 43°48′06″N 70°10′56″W / 43.8016179848091°N 70.18216364°W |
Number of drops | 1 |
Watercourse | Royal River |
The Second Falls are the second of four waterfalls in Yarmouth, Maine, United States. They are located on the Royal River, approximately 1.35 miles (2.17 km) from its mouth with inner Casco Bay at Yarmouth Harbor, and approximately 0.35 miles (0.56 km) upstream of the First Falls. The river appealed to settlers because its 45-foot rise in close proximity to navigable water each provided potential waterpower sites. As such, each of the four falls was used to power 57 mills between 1674 and the mid-20th century.[1]