Old Mill Stones -- Historical Event -- Somesville, Maine C59

From collection Eastern Illustrating & Publishing Company Collection

Old Mill Stones -- Historical Event -- Somesville, Maine C59

A photograph of two old mill stones used to mark the spot of the original settlement in Somesville, Maine. The plaque states "Near this spot, the first house in Somesville was erected by Abraham Somes. In 1761, he sailed up the sound in his Jebbeca Boat from Gloucster, Mass. bringing his family and started the first settlement on Mount Desert Island."

Details

LB2010.9.121522
City/Town:
Mount Desert Island 
Somesville 
State/Province:
Maine 
Region-1 Wider Area Designation:
Mount Desert Island