Crow Island, Harpswell, Maine - Wikipedia - Recent changes [en]

{{Short description|Island in Maine, United States}}

{{Short description|Island in Maine, United States}}

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'''Crow Island''' is a small [[island]] in [[Casco Bay]] and part of the town of [[Harpswell, Maine]]. Crow Island is notable for being owned in the early 20th century by [[Joshua Chamberlain]], a [[American Civil War|Civil War]] hero who went on to serve as governor of [[Maine]].<ref name="Blaine">{{cite web |title=Maine's Governors |url=https://www.blainehouse.org/history/governors-of-maine |website=The Blaine House |publisher=The Blaine House |access-date=6 April 2025}}</ref>

'''Crow Island''' is a small [[island]] in [[Casco Bay]] and part of the town of [[Harpswell, Maine]]. Crow Island is notable for being owned in the early 20th century by [[Joshua Chamberlain]], a [[American Civil War|Civil War]] hero who went on to serve as governor of [[Maine]].<ref name="Blaine">{{cite web |title=Maine's Governors |url=https://www.blainehouse.org/history/governors-of-maine |website=The Blaine House |publisher=The Blaine House |access-date=6 April 2025}}</ref>

With Chamberlain's Domhegan estate in Brunswick having a view of Crow Island, Chamberlain purchased the island in 1901.<ref name="Pols">{{cite journal |last1=Pols |first1=Mary |title=Is Chamberlain’s Famous War Horse Secretly Buried on This Tiny Maine Island? |journal=Down East |date=June 2023 |url=https://downeast.com/history/is-chamberlains-famous-war-horse-secretly-buried-on-this-tiny-maine-island/ |access-date=6 April 2025}}</ref>

With Chamberlain's Domhegan estate in Brunswick having a view of Crow Island, Chamberlain purchased the island in 1901.<ref name="Pols">{{cite journal |last1=Pols |first1=Mary |title=Is Chamberlain’s Famous War Horse Secretly Buried on This Tiny Maine Island? |journal=Down East |date=June 2023 |url=https://downeast.com/history/is-chamberlains-famous-war-horse-secretly-buried-on-this-tiny-maine-island/ |access-date=6 April 2025}}</ref>

The Harpswell Heritage Land Trust was donated Crow Island in December 2002, with the town of Harpswell appraising the island's value at about $164,000 as of 2024.<ref name="Vision">{{cite web |title=0 Crow Island |url=https://gis.vgsi.com/harpswellme/Parcel.aspx?Pid=4732 |website=Vision Appraisal |publisher=Vision Appraisal |access-date=6 April 2025}}</ref>

The Harpswell Heritage Land Trust was donated Crow Island in December 2002, with the town of Harpswell appraising the island's value at about $164,000 as of 2024.<ref name="Vision">{{cite web |title=0 Crow Island |url=https://gis.vgsi.com/harpswellme/Parcel.aspx?Pid=4732 |website=Vision Appraisal |publisher=Vision Appraisal |access-date=6 April 2025}}</ref>

Crow Island is one of a number of islands that are located with the Maquoit and Middle Bay Focus Area of Ecological Significance, designated by the state of Maine for habitat features that include intertidal [[mudflat]]s and [[zostera|eelgrass]] beds, and wildlife including [[bald eagles]] and [[seabirds]].<ref name="Focus">{{cite web |title=Maquoit and Middle Bay |url=https://www.maine.gov/dacf/mnap/focusarea/maquoit_middle_bay_focus_area.pdf |website=Focus Areas |publisher=Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation & Forestry |access-date=6 April 2025}}</ref>

Crow Island is one of a number of islands that are located with the Maquoit and Middle Bay Focus Area of Ecological Significance, designated by the state of Maine for habitat features that include intertidal [[mudflat]]s and [[zostera|eelgrass]] beds, and wildlife including [[bald eagles]] and [[seabirds]].<ref name="Focus">{{cite web |title=Maquoit and Middle Bay |url=https://www.maine.gov/dacf/mnap/focusarea/maquoit_middle_bay_focus_area.pdf |website=Focus Areas |publisher=Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation & Forestry |access-date=6 April 2025}}</ref>