Sears Island
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Sears Island, known as Wassumkeag or shining beach by the Indians, is located off the coast of Searsport, Maine in Waldo County at the top of Penobscot Bay.[1][2]
It is home to numerous species of birds, mammals, fish, amphibians and plant life. [3]
Named after David Sears of Boston after he agreed to grant a large sum of money towards founding of Searsport, Sears Island is currently state owned land, but is part of the town of Searsport.
The island has been a point of controversy for many years as the island is ideally located from the point of view of railroad, wood products and other development interests while others have expressed environmental and esthetic concerns about further industrializing this portion of the coast. [4]
The island is the largest undeveloped, uninhabited, causeway accessible, island on the eastern coast of the United States.[5]. It is 940 acres in area.
See also: Searsport, Maine Penobscot Bay
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There is also a Sears Island in Worcester, Massachusetts located in Indian Lake.
