White's Cove

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White's Cove
Cove
White's Cove.jpg
The southern end of the cove, to the right of the Ellis C. Snodgrass Memorial Bridge here, viewed from Cousins Island
Coordinates: 43°46′54″N70°09′04″W / 43.78178731°N 70.1510043°W / 43.78178731; -70.1510043 Coordinates: 43°46′54″N70°09′04″W / 43.78178731°N 70.1510043°W / 43.78178731; -70.1510043
Country United States
State Maine
County Cumberland
Towns Yarmouth
Time zone UTC-5 (Eastern (EST))
  Summer (DST) UTC-4 (EDT)

White's Cove is a prominent cove in Yarmouth, Maine, United States. It is around 0.53 miles (0.85 km) across at its widest point, in the inner waters of Casco Bay. [1] It sits directly north of the Ellis C. Snodgrass Memorial Bridge. Whites Cove Road, off Gilman Road, leads to the cove. [2]

History

The cove is named for Nicholas White, [3] who arrived in 1667. [4] It was once the home of Captain Frank L. Oakes. [5]

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References

  1. Attwood, Stanley Bearce (1973). The Length and Breadth of Maine. University of Maine. ISBN   9780891010272.
  2. "Shoreland Zoning Application - 130 Whites Cove Road - Dock 4-30-19". yarmouth.me.us. Retrieved 2022-07-21.
  3. Ancient North Yarmouth and Yarmouth, Maine 1636-1936: A History, William Hutchinson Rowe (1937)
  4. Old Times in North Yarmouth, Maine, Augustus W. Corliss (1881), p. 1045
  5. "Yarmouth and Yarmouthville". Board of Trade Journal. Board of Trade, Portland, Maine. 3: 235. 1890.