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Westport Island, formerly Westport, [2] is a town in Lincoln County, Maine, United States. In the 19th century the island was known as Jeremysquam , a nickname islanders still use for it. [ 3 ] The population was 719 at the 2020 census .
Owned by the Westport town government, the island (Pronounced "koh-KEE-nee" or "kuh-KEE-nee") has almost all the bird rookeries in the chain. Herons, egrets, black cormorants can be seen on Cockenoe. The cormorants' guano, which leaves some of the rocks white, is toxic to the trees and kills them off after the birds nest in a spot for less than ...
Island name/other name(s): The primary name of the island, along with any additional names it may be known by. Town/county : Identifies the town and county associated with the island. This serves as a reference point, as Maine's islands often have complex jurisdictional histories, including independent towns, parts of mainland municipalities ...
The Parsons Homestead stands on the east side of the rural island community of Westport, overlooking Greenleaf Cove; it is located at the end of Baker Road, off Main Road (Maine State Route 144). The house is a 2 + 1 ⁄ 2-story wood-frame structure, with a single-story ell extending to the rear. The main block faces east, and has a symmetrical ...
The southern terminus is at West Shore Road in Westport Island and the northern terminus is at U.S. Route 1 (US 1) in Wiscasset. Although the route is signed north-south to reflect its general orientation, the route has an irregular alignment in Wiscasset due to the location of the Westport Bridge crossing over the Back River. Heading "north ...
The Westport Community Church stands on the west side of Main Road, near the geographic center of Westport Island. It is located just north of Westport Town Hall and south of the Squire Tarbox House. It is a modest 1-1/2 story wood frame structure, with a gabled roof, clapboarded exterior, and granite foundation.
Satellite image of the Big Island of Hawaii, the largest island in the United States. ... Rhode Island: 1,051 42 Westport Island: 8.81 22.82
The majority of that water area is from the Watuppa Ponds along the border with Fall River, as well as Westport Harbor, where the two branches of the Westport River meet before emptying into Rhode Island Sound. Westport is bordered by Fall River to the northwest and west, Dartmouth to the east, Rhode Island Sound to the south, and Little ...