White's Cove Explained

Official Name:	White's Cove
Settlement Type:	Cove
Subdivision Type:	Country
Subdivision Name:	United States
Subdivision Type1:	State
Subdivision Name1:	Maine
Subdivision Type2:	County
Subdivision Name2:	Cumberland
Subdivision Type3:	Towns
Subdivision Name3:	Yarmouth
Timezone:	Eastern (EST)
Utc Offset:	-5
Timezone Dst:	EDT
Utc Offset Dst:	-4
Coordinates:	43.7818°N -70.151°W

White's Cove is a cove in Yarmouth, Maine, United States. It is around 0.53miles across at its widest point, in the inner waters of Casco Bay.^[1] It sits directly north of the Ellis C. Snodgrass Memorial Bridge. Whites Cove Road, off Gilman Road, leads to the cove.^[2]

History

The cove is named for Nicholas White,^[3] who arrived in 1667.^[4] It was once the home of Captain Frank L. Oakes.^[5]

Notes and References

1. Book: Attwood, Stanley Bearce . The Length and Breadth of Maine . University of Maine . 1973 . 9780891010272.
2. Web site: Shoreland Zoning Application - 130 Whites Cove Road - Dock 4-30-19 . 2022-07-21 . yarmouth.me.us . en.
3. Ancient North Yarmouth and Yarmouth, Maine 1636-1936: A History, William Hutchinson Rowe (1937)
4. Old Times in North Yarmouth, Maine, Augustus W. Corliss (1881), p. 1045
5. Yarmouth and Yarmouthville . Board of Trade Journal . Board of Trade, Portland, Maine . 1890 . 3 . 235.