The Voyage of Captain George Waymouth

To commemorate the voyage of

Captain George Waymouth

to the Coast of Maine

in 1605

His discovery and exploration of the

St. Georges River

and planting a Cross on the

northerly shore of this harbor

where the river "trended westward"

The earliest known claim of

right of possession by Englishmen

on New England soil

Marker is on City Avenue / Main Street, on the left when traveling west.

Courtesy hmdb.org

Credits and Sources:

HMDB