White's Cove
White's Cove | |
|---|---|
Cove | |
 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″N 70°09′04″W / 43.78178731°N 70.1510043°W | |
| 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 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
[edit]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
[edit]- ^ Attwood, Stanley Bearce (1973). The Length and Breadth of Maine. University of Maine. ISBN 9780891010272.
- ^ "Shoreland Zoning Application - 130 Whites Cove Road - Dock 4-30-19". yarmouth.me.us. Retrieved 2022-07-21.
- ^ Ancient North Yarmouth and Yarmouth, Maine 1636-1936: A History, William Hutchinson Rowe (1937)
- ^ Old Times in North Yarmouth, Maine, Augustus W. Corliss (1881), p. 1045
- ^ "Yarmouth and Yarmouthville". Board of Trade Journal. 3. Board of Trade, Portland, Maine: 235. 1890.