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Point Taken: Hancock Has Plenty of Other Parts, Too
When the New York Times carried a full-length feature about Hancock
in a Sunday travel section last month, the focus was Hancock Point
in summer.
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Yesterday |
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Who Was Who—Back
When Hancock Was Part of Sullivan
Hancock has an unusual history: For its first 39 years, the section
then known as Skillings Neck, now Crabtree Neck, was part of
Sullivan.
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Neighbors |
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Town’s Past Is Johnson’s Passion
Spend a portion of a morning with Lois Crabtree Johnson, and you get
a new perspective on old times in Hancock.
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Community |
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A Post Office
(sort of) for The Point
Near Hancock Point, along
Post Office Road,
sits a small booth of a building. It is sort of a
postage-stamp-sized post office and, in fact, isn’t even a true post
office.
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Crocker House Brings Back Old Times
The heyday of Hancock Point can be traced to 1884 when the
Maine Central Railroad linked Bangor to the Hancock-Bar Harbor
Ferry.
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| Memories |
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Foss Fondly Recalls the Singing Bridge
Entering or exiting Hancock used to be a musical experience
along the fondly remembered Hancock-Sullivan Bridge—better
known and remembered by locals as the
Singing
Bridge.
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Tidal Falls, Where Memories Rush Back
Fifty years ago, folks came to
Tidal
Falls
for a lobster dinner and to watch the dramatic reversing tides.
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| Written and
photographed by Katherine Williams. She can be contacted at
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Go
Figure |
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Acreage:
20,005
Population, 2000: 2,147
Population, 1990: 1,757
Population, 19 years and younger, 2000: 542
Median age: 39.1
Library: Hancock Point Library (summers only)
School: Hancock Grammar School
Church: Congregational, Chapel
Town meeting: Second Monday in May
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They
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 “Without
the summer population, Hancock would be a vastly different
place.”
—Lois Crabtree Johnson
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Milestones |
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1764:
Agreen Crabtree is first permanent settler, “taking up” about 300 acres
at Hancock Point. His settlement predates the formation of Hancock by 60
years, as the area is considered within Sullivan.
1803: Town of Sullivan is
ordered by General Court of Massachusetts to straighten out numerous and
complicated land claims.
1828: Hancock becomes its
own town, separating from Sullivan.
1876: The Rev. Hazlewood
builds the first summer cottage at Hancock Point.
1882: Post office is
established in a general store erected by Willagreen Crabtree.
1888: Lighthouse is built
on Crabtree Ledge.
1904: Hancock Point
Village Improvement Society is formed.
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