Sunset Point | |
|---|---|
Promontory | |
 Looking due south to The Nubbin (left of center) and Sturdivant Island from the Sunset Point cove | |
| Coordinates: 43°45′44″N 70°10′43″W / 43.76221337077°N 70.178504632°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Maine |
| County | Cumberland |
| Town | Yarmouth |
| Time zone | UTC-5 ( Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer ( DST) | UTC-4 (EDT) |
Sunset Point is a promontory in Yarmouth, Maine, United States. It is located 2.65 miles (4.26 km) south of Yarmouth Village and looks out into inner Casco Bay, [1] marking the eastern side of Broad Cove. [2] Sunset Road leads to the point itself. It begins at an intersection with Princes Point Road, Battery Point Lane and Nubbin Reach.
In the early 1880s, the adjacent (to the east) Princes Point began to develop as a summer colony. For several years it had become a favorite camping spot for the villagers and the inhabitants of the inland parts of the town who came here for clam bakes and picnics. The town road ended at the John Allen Drinkwater barn, and here a large gate opened into the pasture which included the two points. [3]
Around 1884, the first to person to own a lot on at Sunset Point was Samuel O. Carruthers. [3]
References
- ^ Federal Register, Volume 49, Issues 55-59. Office of the Federal Register, National Archives and Records Service, General Services Administration. 1984. p. 11206.
- ^ Rhodora, Volume 110. New England Botanical Club. 2008. p. 97.
- ^ a b Ancient North Yarmouth and Yarmouth, Maine 1636-1936: A History, William Hutchinson Rowe (1937)