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| ==Description== | ==Description== | ||
| The oblong islet is approximately 200 feet long by 50 feet wide and 40 feet tall at |
The oblong islet is approximately 200 feet long by 50 feet wide and 40 feet tall at its peak. Junk of Pork has only sparse, grassy vegetation, but is a roosting or nesting site for seabirds, including ], ], ], ], ] and ]. Outer Green Island is 800 feet to the northwest and at very low tides the islands can connect.<ref>{{cite journal |last1=Gross |first1=Alfred |title=The Present Status of the Double-crested Cormorant on the Coast of Maine |journal=The Auk |date=October 1944 |volume=61 |issue=4 |page=532 |url=https://digitalcommons.usf.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=15578&context=auk}}</ref> | ||
| ==History and Nomenclature== | ==History and Nomenclature== | ||
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| In January 1891, the coal schooner ''Ada Barker'' went aground on Junk of Pork near Outer Green Island. The crew clambered onto the rock along the collapsed foremast, with minutes to spare before the waves smashed the ship. The crew survived on the rock until the U.S. revenue cutter '']'' rescued them after hours of exposure to the storm.<ref name="Barker">{{cite news |title=Rescued From Junk Of Pork Rock. Crew Of The Schooner Ada Barker Taken From Their Perilous Position. |url=https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83030313/1891-01-14/ed-1/?sp=10&st=text |access-date=9 October 2024 |publisher=New York Herald via Library of Congress |date=14 January 1891}}</ref> | In January 1891, the coal schooner ''Ada Barker'' went aground on Junk of Pork near Outer Green Island. The crew clambered onto the rock along the collapsed foremast, with minutes to spare before the waves smashed the ship. The crew survived on the rock until the U.S. revenue cutter '']'' rescued them after hours of exposure to the storm.<ref name="Barker">{{cite news |title=Rescued From Junk Of Pork Rock. Crew Of The Schooner Ada Barker Taken From Their Perilous Position. |url=https://www.loc.gov/resource/sn83030313/1891-01-14/ed-1/?sp=10&st=text |access-date=9 October 2024 |publisher=New York Herald via Library of Congress |date=14 January 1891}}</ref> | ||
| ==See also== | ==See also== | ||
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United States historic place
| Junk of Pork | |
 Junk of Pork with roosting seabirds. | |
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| Nearest city | Long Island, Maine |
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| Coordinates | 43°38′51″N 70°07′19″W / 43.64750°N 70.12194°W / 43.64750; -70.12194 |
| Area | less than one acre (listed area) |
Junk of Pork is a small sea stack islet in Portland, Maine. It is located 4.5 miles offshore in outer Casco Bay, next to Outer Green Island, and is owned by the Maine Department of Inland Fisheries and Wildlife as part of the Alan E. Hutchinson (Coast of Maine) Wildlife Management Area. It is one of three Maine Islands of the same name.
Description
The oblong islet is approximately 200 feet long by 50 feet wide and 40 feet tall at its peak. Junk of Pork has only sparse, grassy vegetation, but is a roosting or nesting site for seabirds, including common eider, black guillemot, American herring gull, common tern, double-crested cormorant and osprey. Outer Green Island is 800 feet to the northwest and at very low tides the islands can connect.
History and Nomenclature
Junk is an antiquated nineteenth century rhyming slang term for a hunk or chunk. The island may be named for it's resemblance to a slab of meat, or for the folkloric bartered purchase of the island from the Pejepscot Wabanakiyak.
In January 1891, the coal schooner Ada Barker went aground on Junk of Pork near Outer Green Island. The crew clambered onto the rock along the collapsed foremast, with minutes to spare before the waves smashed the ship. The crew survived on the rock until the U.S. revenue cutter Levi Woodbury rescued them after hours of exposure to the storm.
See also
References
- Gross, Alfred (October 1944). "The Present Status of the Double-crested Cormorant on the Coast of Maine". The Auk. 61 (4): 532.
- McCracken, James (1976). Innocents at sea. New York: Reader's Digest Press. p. 176.
- Haynes, Williams (1916). Casco Bay Yarns. Harvard University: D.O. Haynes & Company. p. 176.
- "Rescued From Junk Of Pork Rock. Crew Of The Schooner Ada Barker Taken From Their Perilous Position". New York Herald via Library of Congress. January 14, 1891. Retrieved October 9, 2024.
| Islands of Maine | |
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| Cumberland | |
| Hancock | |
| Knox | |
| Lincoln | |
| Penobscot | |
| Piscataquis | |
| Sagadahoc | |
| Waldo | |
| Washington | |
| York | |
| Disputed between the United States and Canada. | |