Brigadier's Island 1770

Brigadier's Island is now called Sears Island. It is in Searsport and is the largest undeveloped island on the Maine coast. It was the site of trouble against proprietor Henry Knox in the early 1800s. A causeway now links it to the main land.

From J.F.W.DesBarres atlas The Atlantic Neptune of 1770.

Database ID: 
DesBarres Brigadiers
Year: 
1770
Geographic Location: 
Penobscot Bay
Creator: 
DesBarres, J.F.W.
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