Dead Sea towns around the lake. These towns had drinking water from the Ein Feshcha springs and other sweetwater springs in the vicinity. Intimately connected with the Judean wilderness to its northwest and west, the Dead Sea was a place of escape and refuge. The remoteness of the region attracted Greek Orthodox monks since the Byzantine era. Their monasteries, such as Saint George in Wadi Kelt and Mar Saba in the Judaean Desert, are places of pilgrimage. In the 19th century the River Jordan and the Dead Sea were explored by boat primarily by Christopher Costigan in 1835, Thomas Howard Molyneux in
Dead River (Sabattus River tributary) Dead River (Sabattus River tributary) The Dead River is a tributary of Sabattus Pond in the U.S. state of Maine. Via the Sabattus River, the outflow of the pond, the Dead River is part of the Androscoggin River watershed, flowing to the Kennebec River and ultimately the Atlantic Ocean. The Dead River rises in the southern part of the town of Leeds and flows south, passing through the northwest corner of the town of Wales, then flowing through Greene to its outlet at the north end of Sabattus Pond. Another Dead River joins the Androscoggin River a short distance to