Stonington, ME
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nomadwillie
N 44° 09.367 W 068° 39.887
19T E 526805 N 4889267
Stonington was the gateway village to the granite quarries of the Isle au Haut and Crotch Island for the granite quarries.
Waymark Code: WMHA8C
Location: Maine, United States
Date Posted: 06/14/2013
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The Stonington Town Hall appears to be a Victorian era building due to the mansard roof. It is a well preserved wood 3 story structure with white clapboard siding.
On February 18, 1897, Green's Landing was set off and incorporated by the Maine State Legislature as Stonington, named for its granite quarries. To the west of the main harbor lies Steamboat Wharf, now home to the Isle au Haut Boat Company. Prior to that it was a sardine factory. Before the Deer Isle-Sedgwick Bridge connected to the mainland in 1939, the wharf was an essential link to Deer Isle in general, and Stonington in particular. Steamboats arrived daily from ports such as Rockland, transporting freight and passengers from as far as Boston. The harbor has long been filled with Friendship Sloops, which are powered by sail only. Lobstermen once used them to haul traps. Most of their trips were to the outer islands (like York Island) near Isle au Haut, fishing during the week and returning to the harbor on weekends. This changed with the advent of gasoline or diesel engines, along with new hull designs, which enabled fishermen to make day trips to fishing grounds in Penobscot Bay.
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