River in Maine, United States
| Atwell's Creek Folly Creek | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Maine |
| Town | Yarmouth |
| Physical characteristics | |
| Mouth | Royal River |
| • location | Yarmouth, Maine, U.S. |
| • coordinates | 43°47′23″N 70°09′53″W / 43.7898°N 70.1647°W / 43.7898; -70.1647 |
Atwell's Creek is a former watercourse in Yarmouth, Maine, United States. It is named for John Atwell, who married Elizabeth Maine, daughter of John and Elizabeth.
Flowing into the southern edge of Yarmouth harbor, between today's Holy Cross Cemetery and Larrabee's Landing, it was formerly an important access point to the mainland. It was used from the early 18th century to power various mills, the first being Massachusetts native Gilbert Winslow's sawmill in 1720. The creek received its nickname of Folly's Creek at this time, because Winslow's venture was expected by many people to fail, but it proved to be "a profitable concern." The creek was "a considerable watercourse then"; now, though, it is nothing more than a tidal inlet.
John Atwell Jr., son of John Atwell, married Margaret Maxe in 1693. They later lived beside Atwell's Creek on its western side.
References
- Corliss, Augustus W. (1877). Old Times in North Yarmouth, Maine. Augustus W. Corliss. p. 684.
- Felt, Dorr Eugene (1921). A Register of the Ancestors of Dorr Eugene Felt and Agnes (McNulty) Felt. D. E. Felt. p. 4.
- ^ Atwell Family – Orange County California Genealogical Society
- Lowell, Mary Chandler (1911). Chandler-Parsons: Edmund Chaundeler, Geoffrey Parsons and Allied Families. T. R. Marvin & Son. p. 69.
- Collections of the Maine Historical Society: Volume 2. Maine Historical Society. 1847. p. 181.
- "Atwell's Creek - History of Yarmouth ME". October 21, 2020. Archived from the original on October 21, 2020. Retrieved March 1, 2024.
- Ancient North Yarmouth and Yarmouth, Maine 1636-1936: A History, William Hutchinson Rowe (1937)