Blue Point and Dunstan

From the History of Scarborough



Transcription of names on the map

From the top of the map (north) down to the bottom, more or less, and from left to right.

D. Libby's garrison, 1728
R. King Jr
A Jocelyn, 1652
Harmon's mill
And. Brown, 1657
Vaughan's garrison 1720
Westbrook's mill, 1718
Ar. Alger, 1651
And. Alger, 1654
Jno. Alger
R. King
Jno. Palmer
Jno. Ashton
D. landing [Dunstan landing]
E. Oakman
Jno. Moulton, 1680
Harmon's landing
S. Mill's, 1660
Cook's

R. Plaisted
Jno. Winnock, 1665
Indians, 1675
R. Nichols, 1675
Edw. Shaw, 1644
J. Bailey, 1650
W. Smyth, 1740
Geo. Dearing, 1640
Nie. Edgecomb, 1640
Hake tree
R. Foxwell, 1636
R. Elliot, 1680
Indian village
Janesback
Seavy's landing
H. Watts, 1636
R. Allison, 1673
W. Newbury, 1720
Shown on the map are various rivers: Nonsuch River, Owaskoag or Dunstan River, Northern River, Jones Creek, Foxwell's Brook, Alger's Creek, and Mill Creek. The marsh around the rivers is roughly outlined as well. The Blue Point ferry is shown at the far right where the rivers empty into the ocean. Also shown are a few roads including, three being named: the Ferry road, Blue Point road, and road to Falmouth. A modern railroad track is also shown for reference.

Two other features on the map ar the Scarborough beach and what appears to be a meeting house at the far west on the main highway.


D. Pane-Joyce
Jan 2001. All rights reserved
Located at http://aleph0.clarku.edu/~djoyce/gen/scarborough/BluePoint.html