Frye Island, Maine
| Frye Island, Maine | |
|---|---|
| Town | |
| Motto: "A Community Managed By Its Owners" | |
 Location in Cumberland County and the state of Maine. |
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| Coordinates: 43°50′24″N 70°31′35″W / 43.84000°N 70.52639°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Maine |
| County | Cumberland |
| Incorporated | 1998 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 1.60 sq mi (4.14 km2) |
| • Land | 1.34 sq mi (3.47 km2) |
| • Water | 0.26 sq mi (0.67 km2) |
| Elevation | 269 ft (82 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 5 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 5 |
| • Density | 3.7/sq mi (1.4/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 04071 |
| Area code(s) | 207 |
| FIPS code | 23-27025 |
| GNIS feature ID | 1802735 |
| Website | www |
Frye Island is a town in Cumberland County, Maine, United States. Located in Sebago Lake, the island is accessed via a public car ferry from Raymond Neck, or by private boat. All residents of the resort town are seasonal. The majority of property owners hail from New England area states (Massachusetts, Connecticut, Rhode Island and New Hampshire) however there are many other states also represented on the island. Frye Island is vacant from November through April, and the ferry does not operate during that time due to the formation of thick ice during cold winter months. It is part of the Portland–South Portland–Biddeford, Maine Metropolitan Statistical Area. The town had a population of five at the 2010 census.
It was included in the 1750 grant made by the Massachusetts General Court to Captain Moses Pearson, Captain Humphrey Hobbs and their respective companies of soldiers for services during the French and Indian Wars. Pearsontown Plantation was first settled in the 1750s, then incorporated as the town of Standish on November 30, 1785. Frye Island, named for Captain Joseph Frye, seceded to become a separate town on July 1, 1998.
A popular legend on Frye Island tells of Captain Frye and his escape from a tribe of Native Americans in Portland. While being chased, Captain Frye came upon a large rock, now known as Frye's Leap, and had no way of going around it. Captain Frye made the decision to jump and swim across the channel to Frye Island. Today, many people go to Frye's Leap to reenact the famous jump.
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