Onawa, Maine

Onawa is an unincorporated community and populated place in the U.S. state of Maine. It is located next to Lake Onawa and lies along the former route of the International Railway of Maine. In 1919, a major train wreck occurred two miles west of the Onawa railway stop.^[1]

Onawa, Maine
Unincorporated community
Onawa, Maine
Coordinates: 45°22′1″N 69°22′19″W
Country	United States
State	Maine
County	Piscataquis
Elevation	617 ft (188 m)
Time zone	UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-4 (EDT)
Area code	207
GNIS ID	579590

The Onawa Trestle was built in 1930 for the Canadian Pacific Railway. From 1942 until the conclusion of World War II in 1945, the all-Black 366th Infantry Regiment guarded the remote bridge.^[2]