  Witch Island | |
| Geography | |
|---|---|
| Location | South Bristol, Maine |
| Coordinates | 43°52′12″N 69°33′03″W / 43.870097°N 69.550793°W |
| Adjacent to | Johns Bay |
| Area | 18 acres (7.3 ha) |
| Administration | |
United States | |
| State | Maine |
| Demographics | |
| Population | 0 |
Witch Island is an approximately 18-acre (7.3 ha) wildlife sanctuary off the coast of South Bristol, Maine, United States.[1]
Witch Island received its name from Anna Chittenden. She was an actress, lecturer, clairvoyant and palmist. Her stage name was Grace Courtland. She claimed unusual powers to predict the future. So many of her predictions of Wall Street stocks came true that James R. Keene nicknamed her the "Witch of Wall Street." She was well-known in the United States and England in the late 19th century. When the Anna and her husband, Dan, purchased the island in 1886 from the Davis family, they began calling it Witch Island.
It had been known as Davis Island from prior owner Captain Samuel H. Davis, but "Witch Island" is now the name of record on maps, in books and journals, and documented in government records.[2]
- ^ "Maine Local Government - Town of South Bristol - Main Page". www.maine.gov. Archived from the original on 2004-07-06.
- ^ "Witch Island". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior. 30 September 1980. Retrieved 2010-06-16.