Knox County ME Archives History - Businesses .....Matinicus Isle Plantation 1883
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MATINICUS ISLE PLANTATION.

Twenty miles S. S. E. from Rockland, to which weekly communication is made by
Packet. Includes seven Islands-Matinicus Isle contains about eight hundred
acres; Ragged Island, about three hundred and fifty acres, and Matinicus Rock,
about ten acres. Matinicus Rock, situated five miles south of Matinicns, has a
light station and steam whistle. Organized, 1840. Population-1850, 220; 1860,
276; 1870, 277; 1880, 243. Valuation, 1860-Polls, 55; Estates, $17,593;
1870-Polls, 58; Estates, $19,585; 1880-Polls, 63; Estates, $22,387.

  Postmaster-*Henry Young.

  Assessors-Henry Young, F. A. Norton, Seth T. Condon.

  Clerk-F. A. Norton.

  Treasurer and Collector-Henry Young.

  Constable-W. L. Ames.

  School Committee-F. C. Norton, H. A. Philbrook, Seth T. Condon.

  Justice-Henry Young, July 1, 1881, Quorum.

  Merchants-Henry Young, Otis Abbott, general stores and fisherman s supplies:
Bonded warehouse, salt, F. A. Norton, keeper; W. B. Kittredge, dry and pickled
fish (wholesale); South, R. F. Crie, fishermen's supplies and fish curing.

  Light Keeper-Matinicus Rock Light, Capt. John Grant.

  Hotel-Mrs. P. T. Ames.


Additional Comments:
Extracted from:

MAINE STATE YEAR-BOOK,
AND
LEGISLATIVE MANUAL,
FOR THE YEAR
1883-84,
FROM APRIL 1, 1883, TO APRIL 1, 1884,

BY EDMUND S. HOYT.
PREPARED PURSUANT TO ORDERS OF THE LEGISLATURE.

PORTLAND: HOYT, FOGG &  DONHAM,
193 MIDDLE STREET.


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