Curtis Island (Maine)
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Curtis Island, once known as Negro Island, is an island
located in the exterior of Camden Harbor, in Camden, Maine
. There is a lighthouse
and caretaker's house on the southwestern point of the island. There are two paths around either side of the island and one open grassy path down the middle.
The Curtis Island (then named Negro Island) light is depicted in the Fitz Henry Lane painting Lighthouse at Camden, Maine. The island was renamed Curtis in 1934 after Cyrus H. K. Curtis, publisher of the Saturday Evening Post, a long time resident and benefactor of Camden.
Island
An island or isle is any piece of sub-continental land that is surrounded by water. Very small islands such as emergent land features on atolls can be called islets, cays or keys. An island in a river or lake may be called an eyot , or holm...
located in the exterior of Camden Harbor, in Camden, Maine
Camden, Maine
Camden is a town in Knox County, Maine, United States. The population was 5,254 at the 2000 census. The population of the town more than triples during the summer months, due to tourists and summer residents. Camden is a famous summer colony in the Mid-Coast region of Maine...
. There is a lighthouse
Lighthouse
A lighthouse is a tower, building, or other type of structure designed to emit light from a system of lamps and lenses or, in older times, from a fire, and used as an aid to navigation for maritime pilots at sea or on inland waterways....
and caretaker's house on the southwestern point of the island. There are two paths around either side of the island and one open grassy path down the middle.
The Curtis Island (then named Negro Island) light is depicted in the Fitz Henry Lane painting Lighthouse at Camden, Maine. The island was renamed Curtis in 1934 after Cyrus H. K. Curtis, publisher of the Saturday Evening Post, a long time resident and benefactor of Camden.