Town of Jonesport

Jonesport is a town in Washington County, incorporated on February 3, 1832 from a portion of Jonesborough (Jonesboro). On April 7, 1925 it set off land to form the town of Beals.

The main village is located on Moosabec Reach and the Indian River. A bridge across the Reach leads to the island community of Beals. Maine Route 187 loops down from U.S. Route 1 to West Jonesport, the to Jonesport and back to U.S. Route 1 just west of Jonesboro.

Local residents work in blueberry, fishing and boat building industries, and in tourist services during the summer.

Western Brothers Island, managed jointly by The Nature Conservancy and the State Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife, is home to seabirds and rare plants. Jonesport shares the Great Wass Archipelago nature preserve with the adjoining town of Beals.

From Maine: An Encyclopedia (www.themaineencyclopedia.com)