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Location: Winter Harbor, Hancock, Maine, United States
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Winter Harbor is a town on the Schoodic Peninsula in Hancock County, Maine.
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Dates
| Date | Designation | Note |
| -1534 | name unknown | Wabanaki peoples - the Maliseet, Micmac, Passamaquoddy and Penobscot tribes |
| 1534-1760 | Nouvelle France | Under French control, no known European settlers |
| 1760 | unorganized territory Lincoln, Massachusetts Bay | France surrenders September 8, 1760, Britain officially takes control of the area |
| 1762 | Township 3 EUR, Lincoln, Massachusetts Bay | Land Grants including Township No. 3, East of the Union River, Livermore Survey (T3 EUR LS) (Lincoln County, Massachusetts Bay Colony) See Hancock County Land Grants |
| 1764 | Gouldsboro Plantation, Lincoln, Massachusetts Bay | Plantation organized from a portion of Township No. 3, EUR |
| 1776 | Gouldsboro Plantation, Lincoln, Massachusetts | America declares independence from Britain July 4, 1776independence |
| 1789 | Gouldsborough, Lincoln, Massachusetts | Gouldsborough incorporated February 16, 1789 from Goldsboro Plantation. |
| 1789 | Gouldsborough, Hancock, Massachusetts | Hancock County is formed June 25, 1789 |
| 820 | Gouldsborough, Hancock, Maine | Maine becomes the 23 state March 15, 1820 |
| 1850- 1860 | Gouldsboro, Hancock, Maine | Name was (unofficially) shortened to Gouldsboro |
| 1895 | Winter Harbor, Hancock, Maine | Winter Harbor incorporated February 21, 1895 from a portion of Gouldsboro |
| 1905 | annexed land from T7 SD BPP |
Villages, Locations and Settlements
| Villages, Locations and Settlements | Settler/Namesake/Note |
| Bunkers Harbor | |
| Gerrishville | |
| Grindstone Neck | |
| Harbor Point | |
| Sargents Point | |
| Summer Harbor | |
| Winter Harbor aka "Musquito Harbor" |
Historical Names
| Name | Note |
| Musquito Harbor | |
| Winter Harbor | after 1854 |
Pioneer Settlers
| Pioneer Settler | Arrival Year |
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| TBD |
Islands
| ISLANDS | Settler/Namesake/Note |
| Ironbound Island | |
| Turtle Island | |
| Jordan Island | |
| Schoodic Island | |
| Little Moose Island |
Maps
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Stories
Town of Winter Harbor, Maine's: History of the Community as follows:[1]
Winter Harbor was settled in 1762 as a plantation originally known as "Musquito Harbor". It was renamed Winter Harbor in 1854 because the harbor never froze, and it was used by mariners seeking shelter from storms. In 1856, Winter Harbor Light was constructed on Mark Island to guide vessels to the harbor and to warn of nearby ledges. Winter Harbor was incorporated on February 21, 1895, as an outcome of an improved economy when the summer colony was developed on Grindstone Neck, Winter Harbor petitioned for and was incorporated by the Maine Legislature as a separate town. Prior to this it had been simply one more village in Gouldsboro. Schooners transported lumber and laths back and forth to Boston and the Canadian provinces in the 1830's. For much of the 1800's, most of the men here were employed in the cod ground fishery.
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