Keywords: Hewes Point
Item 27030
Hewes Point Road, Islesboro, 1909
Contributed by: Islesboro Historical Society Date: 1909 Location: Islesboro Media: Photographic print
Item 27095
Hewes Point Landing, Islesboro, ca. 1910
Contributed by: Islesboro Historical Society Date: circa 1910 Location: Islesboro Media: Postcard
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The Life and Legacy of the George Tate Family
Captain George Tate, mast agent for the King of England from 1751 to the Revolutionary War, and his descendants helped shape the development of Portland (first known as Falmouth) through activities such as commerce, shipping, and real estate.
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These stories -- that stretch from 1999 back to 1759 -- take you from an amusement park to the halls of Congress. There are inventors, artists, showmen, a railway agent, a man whose civic endeavors helped shape Portland, a man devoted to the pursuit of peace and one known for his military exploits, Maine's first novelist, a woman who recorded everyday life in detail, and an Indian who survived a British attack.
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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Summer Resorts
"1890 Islesboro Historical Society HEWES POINT Hewes Point, south of Ryder’s Cove, facing Bounty Cove and the present Northeast Point, welcomed its…"
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Islesboro--An Island in Penobscot Bay - Early Settlements
"1900Islesboro Historical Society HEWES POINT Hewes Point was named for Paoli Hewes, who established a salt works on the point in 1792."
