Eagle Island (Casco Bay, Maine)

Eagle Island
Eagle Island (Casco Bay, Maine) is located in Maine
Eagle Island (Casco Bay, Maine)
Location in Maine
Nearest cityHarpswell, Maine
Coordinates43°42′40″N 70°3′10″W / 43.71111°N 70.05278°W / 43.71111; -70.05278
Area17 acres (6.9 ha)
Built1904
NRHP reference No.71000069
Significant dates
Added to NRHPNovember 23, 1971
Designated NHLAugust 25, 2014

Eagle Island is an island in Maine's Casco Bay and the site of the summer home of the North Pole explorer Admiral Robert Peary (1856–1920). The island and home are preserved as the Eagle Island State Historic Site.[1]

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