Stephen King's the Dark Tower: The Complete Concordance Revised and Updated (87 page)

Maine is the home state of our
kas-ka Gan,
STEPHEN KING. It is also the setting for several scenes in
Wolves of the Calla
and significant stretches of
Song of Susannah.
When CALVIN TOWER flees NEW YORK CITY to escape from BALAZAR’S MEN, he and his sidekick, AARON DEEPNEAU, take up temporary residence in EAST STONEHAM, Maine. When Roland and EDDIE DEAN travel through CALLA BRYN STURGIS’s UNFOUND DOOR to find the anally retentive bibliophile, they land in front of the EAST STONEHAM GENERAL STORE, where Balazar’s men already lie in wait for them.

In Maine, Roland and Eddie meet JOHN CULLUM, their
dan-tete.
Cullum leads them to Calvin Tower (from whom they finally buy the Vacant LOT), and also directs them to the home of Stephen King, where these two members of our
tet
finally meet their maker. In addition, Cullum brings Roland and Eddie to CARA LAUGHS, the magical DOORWAY BETWEEN WORLDS, which is the center of western Maine’s WALK-IN activity.

When Roland and JAKE CHAMBERS return to Maine in 1999 to save Stephen King from the Dodge minivan which is destined to hit him, Jake dies. He is buried on a Maine roadside. Over his grave, IRENE TASSENBAUM promises to plant a ROSE.
For further information about walk-in activity, see also
NEW HAMPSHIRE (STATE OF)
.

V:106, V:256, V:537, V:598, V:627, VI:4, VI:35, VI:123, VI:130–54, VI:158–216, VI:265–303, VI:397, VI:408, VII:17–53, VII:113–32, VII:266, VII:421–79, VII:521, VII:522, VII:559

ALTERNATIVE AMERICAS AND THE STATE OF MAINE:
The following towns don’t exist on KEYSTONE EARTH, hence we cannot assign them to specific counties. However, they do exist on other levels of the TOWER, and in a number of other STEPHEN KING novels.

JERUSALEM’S LOT (’SALEM’S LOT):
In one of the ALTERNATIVE AMERICAS, Jerusalem’s Lot is located in CUMBERLAND COUNTY. Jerusalem’s Lot (usually referred to as ’Salem’s Lot) was the VAMPIRE-infested setting for STEPHEN KING’s novel
’Salem’s Lot.
Our good friend PERE CALLAHAN, whom we meet in
Wolves of the Calla,
was the Lot’s boozing Catholic priest.

Although initially skeptical, Callahan eventually joined forces with BEN MEARS, MATTHEW BURKE, JAMES CODY, and MARK PETRIE
to destroy the TYPE ONE VAMPIRE, BARLOW, who initiated all of the Lot’s problems. Although Callahan managed to save Mark Petrie (if not the boy’s parents) from this servant of the Outer Dark, the priest’s faith ultimately proved too weak to stand up against his enemy. Callahan was forced to drink Barlow’s blood, and though it did not turn him into a vampire, it disgraced him in the eyes of God. Outcast from the WHITE, Callahan fled ’Salem’s Lot for NEW YORK CITY. V:31, V:106, V:109, V:119, V:234, V:256–62, V:269, V:270, V:291, V:298, V:299, V:454, V:468, V:470, V:706, VI:171, VI:177, VI:211, VI:271, VI:280, VI:307, VI:329, VII:3, VII:15, VII:28, VII:593, VII:802

MARSTEN HOUSE:
The evil Marsten House was built by Hubie Marsten, the president of a 1920s trucking company that specialized in running Canadian whiskey into Massachusetts. Hubie and his wife, Birdie, settled in the Lot in 1928, but they lost most of their money in the stock market crash of 1929. In the ten years between the disaster of 1929 and the rise of Adolf Hitler, Hubie and his wife became hermits, and Hubie went mad. In 1939, one of the Lot’s residents smelled something foul issuing from the building and so entered the house through the back door. He found booby traps (set for unwanted visitors) all over the place. He also found the body of Birdie sprawled on the kitchen floor (her husband had shot her in the head), and the remains of Hubie himself dangling from a rafter. When the VAMPIRE BARLOW and his servant STRAKER decided to take up residence in ’Salem’s Lot, they chose this scene of a murder-suicide as their abode. V:257, V:291–92
(indirect)

PETRIE HOUSE AND KITCHEN:
MARK PETRIE’s home. The fateful confrontation between PERE CALLAHAN and the VAMPIRE BARLOW took place here. V:258–61, V:280, VII:11

SAINT ANDREW’S CHURCH:
CALLAHAN’s church. After drinking BARLOW’s blood, Callahan was too polluted to enter this sacred space. V:261

RECTORY:
VI:307

SPENCER’S DRUGS:
Spencer’s Drugs doubled as the town’s bus station. V:261, V:262

DERRY:
STEPHEN KING’s version of BANGOR, MAINE. Like JERUSALEM’S LOT, it exists on one of the other levels of the DARK TOWER. Many of King’s novels (including
Insomnia
and
It
) take place in Derry. VII:412

EAST OVERSHOE:
East Overshoe is EDDIE DEAN’s humorous nickname for the town of EAST STONEHAM. V:627

’SALEM’S LOT:
See
JERUSALEM’S LOT
,
above

ANDROSCOGGIN COUNTY:

AUBURN:
VII:118

CENTRAL MAINE GENERAL HOSPITAL:
STEPHEN KING was taken to this hospital after being hit by BRYAN SMITH’s Dodge minivan. VII:480, VII:485
(indirect)

LEWISTON:
VI:403, VII:480, VII:485

LISBON:

LISBON HIGH:
VI:289

CUMBERLAND COUNTY:

BRIDGTON:
In 1977, STEPHEN KING and his family lived in this town, which is located twenty-five miles from EAST STONEHAM. In
Song of Susannah,
EDDIE and Roland meet King here. Like many other western Maine towns, Bridgton is plagued by WALK-INS. VI:151, VI:170, VI:172, VI:207, VI:209, VI:211, VI:265–303, VI:389, VI:391, VI:411, VII:17, VII:20, VII:24, VII:33–48
(Eddie and Roland on road),
VII:119, VII:123, VII:159, VII:435, VII:457, VII:476, VII:573

BRIDGTON HIGH STREET:
VII:40

BRIDGTON PIZZA AND SANDWICHES:
VII:41

BRIDGTON SHOPPING CENTER:
VI:265, VI:267, VII:41

DEPARTMENT STORE (RENY’S):
VII:41

DRUGSTORE:
VI:265, VII:41

HIGHLAND LAKE:
VII:40

KANSAS ROAD:
VI:266–67, VII:19, VII:24, VII:32–40

KING HOUSE:
Roland and EDDIE visit STEPHEN KING here, in his family home. King is so shocked to see them that he tries to run into the nearby lake. Afterward, he faints. VI:273–300, VI:301–2, VI:350
(bedroom),
VII:17, VII:36

LAUNDRY:
VI:265

LONG LAKE:
VI:276, VII:24

MAGIC LANTERN (MOVIE THEATER):
VII:41

NORTH CUMBERLAND MEMORIAL HOSPITAL:
VII:411

SLAB CITY HILL:
See
ROUTE 7

HARRISON:
VI:280, VII:40, VII:433

NORTH WINDHAM:
VI:392

DISCOUNT BEVERAGE:
VI:392

PORTLAND:
V:598, VI:409, VI:410, VII:521

BOOKLAND:
VI:169, VI:208

RAYMOND:
VI:172

SEBAGO LAKE (BIG SEBAGO):
VI:172

WINDHAM:
VI:172

KENNEBEC COUNTY:

KING’S CHILDHOOD BARN:
See entry in
PORTALS

KING’S HOME:
See
BRIDGTON
,
under
CUMBERLAND COUNTY; LOVELL,
under
OXFORD COUNTY;
and
ORRINGTON,
under
PENOBSCOT COUNTY

WATERVILLE:
VI:389

THE SILENT WOMAN RESTAURANT:
VI:389

KNOX COUNTY:

MAINE STATE PRISON:
Until it closed its doors in 2002, the Maine State Prison was located in Thomaston, Knox County. Hence, within the state it was known simply as Thomaston. VI:181

OXFORD COUNTY:
VII:18

DENMARK:
Like many of the towns in its immediate vicinity, Denmark was plagued by WALK-INS during the 1970s. This strange phenomenon may still be going on. VI:151

EAST FRYEBURG:
VI:181, VI:191

EAST STONEHAM:
East Stoneham is a small town located forty miles north of PORTLAND. This is where CALVIN TOWER and AARON DEEPNEAU go to hide from BALAZAR’S MEN. It is also where Roland and EDDIE are ambushed by these WOLVES of NEW YORK. In 1999, Roland and JAKE return to East Stoneham in search of STEPHEN KING, whose life they wish to save. With the help of IRENE TASSENBAUM, they find King walking down ROUTE 7 in LOVELL. Our dwindling
tet
manages to save King from being killed by BRYAN SMITH’s Dodge minivan, but at the cost of Jake’s life. V:598, V:620–24, V:627, VI:123, VI:130–54, VI:158–216, VI:265, VII:17–18, VII:24, VII:39, VII:123, VII:124, VII:465

COUNTRY COLLECTIBLES:
JANE SARGUS owns this shop. VI:165

DIMITY ROAD:
Dimity Road branches off of ROUTE 5. CALVIN TOWER and AARON DEEPNEAU stay near here on the ROCKET ROAD. VI:165, VI:167, VI:171, VI:178

EAST STONEHAM GENERAL STORE:
The East Stoneham General Store, owned by CHIP McAVOY, is the site of Roland and EDDIE’s battle with BALAZAR’S MEN in 1977. In 1999, it is the site of JAKE and Roland’s entrance into our world. They meet IRENE TASSENBAUM here. V:621, V:624–25, V:707, VI:130–47, VI:162, VII:46, VII:87, VII:124, VII:128, VII:417, VII:421–29, VII:431, VII:437, VII:438, VII:442
(indirect),
VII:468
(indirect),
VII:479

EAST STONEHAM POST OFFICE:
V:621, V:622–24
(one mile from General Store),
VI:133, VI:166, VI:177

EAST STONEHAM TOWN GARAGE:
VI:132

EAST STONEHAM TOWN OFFICE:
VI:132

EAST STONEHAM VOLUNTEER FIRE DEPARTMENT:
VI:158

KEYWADIN POND:
JOHN CULLUM’s cabin is located on Keywadin Pond. VI:148–54, VI:161, VI:163, VI:169, VI:179, VII:44, VII:423, VII:469, VII:470

CULLUM’S CABIN (SUNSET COTTAGE):
JOHN CULLUM’s cabin is a tidy little bachelor pad located on the shores of Keywadin Pond. It reminds EDDIE DEAN of a hobbit hole. Years later, after Cullum leaves Maine to become one of the FOUNDING FATHERS of the TET CORPORATION, the cabin is bought by IRENE AND DAVID TASSENBAUM. They rename it Sunset Cottage. VI:149, VI:158–73, VII:39, VII:44, VII:469–71

ROCKET ROAD:
TOWER and DEEPNEAU’s cabin (number NINETEEN of JAFFORDS RENTAL CABINS) is on this small dirt road which branches off DIMITY ROAD. VI:178, VI:184, VI:194, VI:216

JAFFORDS RENTAL CABINS:
During their brief but eventful stay in East Stoneham, CALVIN TOWER and AARON DEEPNEAU stay in number NINETEEN of these lakeside cabins. Here Deepneau draws up the bill of sale which transfers ownership of NEW YORK’s magic LOT from Tower to the TET CORPORATION. VI:166, VI:167, VI:178–216, VII:128

FRYEBURG:
Home of the annual Fryeburg Fair. VI:166, VI:181, VI:407, VI:410, VII:40, VII:446

YOUR TRASH, MY TREASURE:
During his stay in Maine, CALVIN TOWER goes book hunting here. VI:166

KLATT ROAD:
VII:422

LOVELL:
Lovell is one of the many Maine towns plagued by WALK-IN activity. CARA LAUGHS (a home located on TURTLEBACK LANE in Lovell) is the DOORWAY BETWEEN WORLDS through which the walk-ins enter our world. Not surprisingly, this house is destined to be the home of STEPHEN KING. VI:151, VI:165, VI:180, VI:181, VI:210, VI:285, VI:394, VI:397, VI:398, VI:404, VI:405, VII:17, VII:18, VII:34, VII:35, VII:40, VII:45, VII:46, VII:47, VII:48–53, VII:115, VII:127, VII:142, VII:329, VII:339, VII:414, VII:422, VII:424, VII:428, VII:429, VII:432, VII:434, VII:439, VII:441–43, VII:520

BERRY HILL:
VII:446

CENTER LOVELL STORE:
BRYAN SMITH loves the Mars bars that are sold here. VII:433

KEZAR LAKE:
The KING family home is located on beautiful Kezar Lake. According to locals, Kezar is famous for its bizarre weather patterns. A section of its shoreline is also the center of western Maine’s WALK-IN activity. VI:181, VII:113, VII:117, VII:120, VII:128, VII:132, VII:438, VII:443

SCHINDLER PLACE:
VII:438

TURTLEBACK LANE:
Turtleback Lane is the center of western Maine’s WALK-IN activity. The lane is a loop which runs off ROUTE 7 and follows the shores of Kezar Lake. STEPHEN KING’s house, CARA LAUGHS, is located on this lane. VI:180, VI:210, VI:285, VI:301, VI:394, VI:397, VI:403, VI:404, VI:405, VI:407, VI:408, VI:409, VII:17, VII:34, VII:35, VII:46, VII:47, VII:49, VII:53, VII:113–32, VII:173, VII:304, VII:428, VII:429, VII:432, VII:434, VII:436–39, VII:441–43, VII:444, VII:445, VII:446, VII:542

BECKHARDT COTTAGE:
JOHN CULLUM is the caretaker for the Beckhardt Cottage. He, Roland, and EDDIE hold their final palaver here. VII:115, VII:117–27, VII:518

CARA LAUGHS (KING HOUSE):
See
DOORWAYS BETWEEN WORLDS
,
in
PORTALS

FENN COTTAGE:
VII:115

ISRAEL COTTAGE:
VII:115

LOVELL-STONEHAM CHURCH OF THE WALK-INS:
See
STONEHAM
,
below

MILLION DOLLAR BRIDGE:
This rickety wooden bridge spans the water near the MILLION DOLLAR CAMPGROUND. Hippies often come here to sell drugs. VII:433

MILLION DOLLAR CAMPGROUND:
This campground is located just over the Lovell/STONEHAM town line. BRYAN SMITH stays here with his two Rottweilers, BULLET and PISTOL. VII:432, VII:433, VII:434, VII:443

SLAB CITY HILL:
See
ROUTE 7

WARRINGTON ROAD:
This road leads to ROUTE 7. VII:441, VII:443, VII:446, VII:447, VII:449

NORWAY:
VI:166, VI:185

HOSPITAL:
Despite CALLAHAN’s written warning stating that CALVIN TOWER and AARON DEEPNEAU should keep a low profile, Tower refuses to sleep in his rental cabin’s boathouse. He says that the damp there will land his wheezy friend Deepneau in Norway’s shitpot little hospital. VI:185