Editing Islesboro, Maine (section)

==History==

The [[Penobscot people]] called it Pitaubegwimenahanuk, meaning "the island that lies between two channels", although [[André Thevet]] recorded the name Aiayascon in 1556.<ref>{{Cite web|title=Islesboro, Maine|url=https://andrew.fi/references/islesboro/|access-date=2021-03-04|website=andrew.fi}}</ref>  It was part of the [[Waldo Patent]]. First called Long Island Plantation, it was settled in 1769. It was incorporated as Islesborough on January 28, 1789, although over time the spelling was contracted to Islesboro.<ref name=Coolidge>{{Cite book  | last = Coolidge  | first = Austin J.|author2=John B. Mansfield  | title = A History and Description of New England| publisher = A.J. Coolidge  | year = 1859| location = Boston, Massachusetts| pages = [https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_OcoMAAAAYAAJ/page/n196 162]–163| url = https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_OcoMAAAAYAAJ| quote = coolidge mansfield history description new england 1859.  }}</ref>

With many harbors and coves, the island was home to the largest commercial [[shipping]] fleet in the bay during the 19th century. Following the [[American Civil War|Civil War]], however, Islesboro developed as a resort community, and many large and luxurious summer homes were built. Their large [[yacht]]s cruised and raced throughout the [[Gulf of Maine]]. The town remains an upper-class enclave and [[summer colony]].<ref>{{Cite book
  | last = Varney
  | first = George J.
  | title = Gazetteer of the state of Maine
  | chapter = Islesborough
  | place = Boston
  | publisher = Russell
  | year = 1886
  | url = http://history.rays-place.com/me/islesborough-me.htm
  | archive-url = https://archive.today/20130201002650/http://history.rays-place.com/me/islesborough-me.htm
  | url-status = dead
  | archive-date = February 1, 2013
  }}</ref>