Perkins Township, Maine

Swan Island Historic District
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
U.S. Historic district
Ferry from Richmond to Swan Island (ca. 1900)
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Nearest city	Richmond, Maine
Area	1,500 acres (610 ha)
Built	1763
Architectural style	Colonial, Federal, Late Victorian
NRHP reference No.	95001461[1]
Added to NRHP	December 12, 1995

Perkins Township (Swan Island) is an unorganized territory in Sagadahoc County, Maine, United States. Originally incorporated as the town of Perkins, it was later abandoned, and has been uninhabited since the 1940s. The township comprises Swan Island, Little Swan Island and some tidal flats—all within the Kennebec River between the towns of Richmond and Dresden. The Swan Island Historic District comprises most of the township, with eight buildings, five structures and 1,500 acres (610 ha). Some of the buildings date to the 1750s. The district was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1995. The entire township is now protected as the Steve Powell Wildlife Management Area, and is under the jurisdiction of the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife. Camping, hunting, fishing, and wildlife viewing are permitted between May and October; reservations are required.