Show Desert in Maine I The Maine desert lies les within the village of Freeport This desert is of comparatively recent formation and I covers ers about acres The land landas was as formerly green fields and pastures The Th soil was shallow and the san sand im im- der beneath The c use e of the present condition is not definitely known same known same say that grazing sheep cropped the grass to the roots and destroyed the turf others attribute it to fire A second desert lies in the vicinity of Waterville Maine This Is much smaller |