Maine Gazetteer
Calligan Point is a physical feature (cape) in Washington County. The primary coordinates for Calligan Point places it within the ME 04668 ZIP Code delivery area.
| Feature Name: | Calligan Point |
| Category: | Maine physical, cultural and historic features |
| Feature Type: | Physical |
| Class: | Cape |
| Description: | In Greenlaw Chopping Township (Unorganized Territory), on the shore of Big Lake, 1 mi. SW of Hardwood Island |
| History: | The name honors Thomas Calligan (1840-1913), who settled on the property in 1871. Calligan was a sergeant in the Maine Light Artillery during the Civil War, also chief engineer and overseer of boats for a local tannery company. He also taught school, served on the Superintending School Committee, and in 1897 was elected treasurer of Hinckley Township (present-day Grand Lake Stream Plantation). |
| County: | Washington County |
| Latitude: | 45.1617144 |
| Longitude: | -67.7248783 |
Variant (Nonofficial) Names for Calligan Point: Calligan Point.
Note that you do not have the right to enter private property without the owner's permission. You do have a right to access goverment property that is open to the general public. The GNIS Feature Detail Report for Calligan Point does not include property ownership information.
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