From collection Charles Coombs Collection
Little River
George Bird house on shore at the outlet of Little River The residence east of the Little River Bridge and on the north side of the Little River outlet into Penobscot Bay was thought to have been built in 1796 by James Nesmith. Nesmith operated a tidewater grist mill halfway between the present Route 1 bridge and the Belfast Water District pumping station. The store was sold to Capt. Samuel Bird in 1801. He used the building as a dwelling house. Capt. Bird was the grandfather of Mr. James C. Durham of Belfast and the property remained in the family for many years. Other owners have included Dr. Arthur Hartley who purchased the dwelling in 1924 and converted it to a two story dwelling; Willis C. Trainor, William Butler, Mr. & Mrs. Ernest Bell and Snelling Robinson (Robinson remodeled the interior and landscaped the grounds of the building when it was the Little River Inn), Mr. & Mrs. Winston Farris.
