Lubec

Lubec
View from Campobello Island to Lubec
Location in Maine
Lubec
Basic data
Foundation :	1811
State :	United States
State :	Maine
County :	Washington County
Coordinates :	44 ° 51 ′  N , 67 ° 1 ′  W Coordinates: 44 ° 51 ′  N , 67 ° 1 ′  W
Time zone :	Eastern ( UTC − 5 / −4 )
Residents :	1,359 (as of 2010)
Height :	9 m
Postal code :	04652
Area code :	+1 207
FIPS :	23-41575
GNIS ID :	570561

Lubec ([ luˈbɛk ]) is the easternmost community in the United States .

geography

Lubec is located on a peninsula in Passamaquoddy Bay, just south of Eastport, Maine . According to the United States Census Bureau , the city covers an area of ​​203.00 km². 86.12 km² are land and 116.89 km² are water . Lubec is located in Washington County in the state of Maine and consists of the settlements Lubec, South Lubec, West Lubec and North Lubec. There is a border crossing over the Franklin D. Roosevelt International Bridge to Welshpool ( New Brunswick ) on Campobello Island . Which is located in the municipality Quoddy Head State Park with the lighthouse of West Quoddy Head - the easternmost point on the US mainland and the point in the United States with the smallest distance from Africa .

history

The name Lubec is the English form of the German Lübeck . The place was founded in 1780 and was until June 21, 1811 part of Eastport (Maine) . After the establishment of the USA, the place developed into a center of smuggling, which benefited from the price difference between the USA, Canada and Europe. In 1859 the place had a tannery, three flour mills, nine sawmills and had about 2800 inhabitants. In 1886 there were two shipyards, three shipbuilders and three sailmakers . One of the most important cases of white-collar crime of the late 19th century is also connected with Lubec - from 1896 to 1898 shares in the Electrolytic Marine Salts Company , which wanted to extract gold from seawater using accumulators , were sold on a large scale .

Economy and Infrastructure

Today tourism and fishing are the basis of the income of the approximately 1350 inhabitants.

With boat trips to the island Machias Seal Iceland itself offers the possibility for observing seals and puffins .

literature

• Ronald Pesha: Remembering Lubec. Stories from the easternmost point. The American Chronicles. Arcadia Publishing. The History Press, Charleston, 2013, ISBN 978-1-62584-308-1 , (English).
• Ronald Pesha: The Great Gold Swindle of Lubec, Maine. Lubec Historical Society. Arcadia Publishing. The History Press, Charleston, 2013 (English).

Web links

Commons : Lubec, Maine  - collection of images, videos, and audio files

• Town of Lubec, Maine Official Website
• VisitLubecMaine.com
• Lubec, Maine, in the international Quoddy Loop
• Postcard from 1907 with a view of the Soldiers Monument in Lubec, ME  - Internet Archive

Individual evidence

1. ↑ The closest point in the United States to Africa is Quoddy Head State Park, Maine. Retrieved May 8, 2017 . 
2. ^ ^{A b c} Austin Jacobs Coolidge, John Brainard Mansfield: Lubec . In: A History and Description of New England, General and Local . AJCoolidge, Boston 1859, p. 201 (English, google.de ).
3. ^ History of Lubec, Maine. Retrieved May 8, 2017 . 
4. ↑ Lubec, Maine - Klondike: Lubec's Gold from Sea Water Hoax. Retrieved May 8, 2017 .