44°18′15″N 68°53′14″W / 44.304214°N 68.887275°W / 44.304214; -68.887275 Hewes Point is a peninsula in Islesboro, Maine.[1] It is located on Penobscot Bay.

It was named for Paola Hewes, a pioneer settler.[2]

References

  1. ↑ U.S. Geological Survey Geographic Names Information System: Hewes Point
  2. ↑ Gannett, Henry (1905). The Origin of Certain Place Names in the United States. Govt. Print. Off. pp. 155.
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