Vinalhaven
| Vinalhaven, Maine | |
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Main Street c. 1915
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 Location in Knox County and the state of Maine. |
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| Coordinates: 44°3′31″N 68°51′4″W / 44.05861°N 68.85111°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Maine |
| County | Knox |
| Incorporated | 1789 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 168.69 sq mi (436.91 km2) |
| • Land | 23.46 sq mi (60.76 km2) |
| • Water | 145.23 sq mi (376.14 km2) |
| Elevation | 39 ft (12 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 1,165 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 1,153 |
| • Density | 49.7/sq mi (19.2/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 04863 |
| Area code(s) | 207 |
| FIPS code | 23-79130 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0582782 |
Coordinates: 44°02′53″N 68°49′54″W / 44.04806°N 68.83167°W
Vinalhaven is a town located on the larger of the two Fox Islands in Knox County, Maine, United States. Vinalhaven is also used to refer to the Island itself. The population was 1,165 at the 2010 census. It is home to a thriving lobster fishery and hosts a summer colony. Since there is no bridge to the island, Vinalhaven is accessible from Rockland via an approximately hour-and-fifteen-minute ferry ride across West Penobscot Bay, or by air taxi from Knox County Regional Airport.
Archeological remains indicate that the island was first inhabited 3800–5000 years ago by the Red Paint People. Later, it became Abenaki territory. Europeans visited in the 16th century, and English Capt. Martin Pring named the archipelago Fox Islands in 1603. The first permanent English settlement occurred in 1766 when Thaddeus Carver from Marshfield, Massachusetts, arrived, and later purchased 700 acres (2.8 km2) from Thomas Cogswell on the southern shore near what would become known as Carver's Harbor.
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