Maine Memory Network

Westport Island Causeway, ca. 1963

Contributed by: Westport Island History Committee Date: circa 1963 Location: Westport Island; Wiscasset Media: Photographic print

Opening of Westport causeway, 1950

Contributed by: Westport Island History Committee Date: 1950-06-25 Location: Westport Island; Wiscasset Media: Photographic print

Bay of Naples Inn, Naples, 1905

Contributed by: Maine Historical Society Date: 1905 Location: Naples Client: unknown Architect: John Calvin Stevens

MY ISLAND HOME: Verlie Colby Greenleaf of Westport Island

Verlie Greenleaf (1891-1992) bore witness to over a century of Westport Island's history. Many changes occurred during Verlie's 100-year life. Verlie Greenleaf donated photographs, personal notes, and sat for an interview in 1987, all part of the Westport Island History Committee's collection. Her words frame this exhibition, providing a first-person account of her life.

Westport Island History Committee

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Western Maine Foothills Region - Mexico - Page 2 of 3

"… walk across from the island to Peru on a natural causeway. When the river was high and swift, they would be rowed across by boat. In 1894, George W."