White's_Cove

White's Cove

White's Cove

Cove in Maine, United States

White's Cove is a 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]

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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]

References

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