Shackford Head State Park
| Shackford Head State Park | |
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 Cobscook Bay from Shackford Head State Park | |
  Location in Maine  Shackford Head State Park (the United States) | |
| Location | Eastport, Maine, United States |
| Coordinates | 44°54′00″N 67°00′59″W / 44.90000°N 67.01639°W[1] |
| Area | 87 acres (35 ha)[2] |
| Elevation | 151 ft (46 m)[1] |
| Established | 1989[3] |
| Administrator | Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry |
| Website | Shackford Head State Park |
Shackford Head State Park is a public recreation area on Moose Island in the city of Eastport, Washington County, Maine. The 87-acre (35 ha) state park occupies a peninsula that separates Cobscook Bay and Broad Cove. The land is named for John Shackford, an American Revolutionary War soldier who once owned the headlands.[3] The park is managed by the Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry.
Activities and amenities
[edit]The park has both inland and coastal hiking trails, including the Cony Beach Trail, Shackford Head Trail, and Schooner Trail.[4] A plaque on Cony Beach marks the spot where five Civil War–era ships were burned for salvage during the early 1900s.[3]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Shackford Head". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
- ^ "Outdoors in Maine: State Parks, Public Lands, and Historic Sites" (PDF). Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry. September 2016. Retrieved August 10, 2017.
- ^ a b c "Shackford Head State Park". Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry. Retrieved July 25, 2014.
- ^ Swartz, Brian (June 20, 2012). "Two state parks preserve Down East coastal beauty". Bangor Daily News. Bangor: Custom Publications. Retrieved March 17, 2013.
External links
[edit]- Shackford Head State Park Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry
- Shackford Head State Park Guide & Map Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry