Castine, past and present; the ancient settlement of Pentagöet and the modern town . uthor has in his possession many old hinges,bolts, tomahawks or hatchets, stone axes, chisels orgouges, and other curiosities, which were found abouthere, and mostly at Fort Pentagoet. There are also inpossession of many citizens cannon-balls, buttons, andother reminders of the Revolutionary War or of thesecond British occupation of the town. Furniture ofthat period is scarce, but some genuine articles are stillto be found in town. There are four old cannon pre-served in town. One of them belonged to the old s
Castine, past and present; the ancient settlement of Pentagöet and the modern town . uthor has in his possession many old hinges,bolts, tomahawks or hatchets, stone axes, chisels orgouges, and other curiosities, which were found abouthere, and mostly at Fort Pentagoet. There are also inpossession of many citizens cannon-balls, buttons, andother reminders of the Revolutionary War or of thesecond British occupation of the town. Furniture ofthat period is scarce, but some genuine articles are stillto be found in town. There are four old cannon pre-served in town. One of them belonged to the old ship Canova, and is kept fastened to the building on Aca-dia wharf. The other three are the property of theUnited States, and are under charge of keepers appointedby the government. One of them is just below FortGeorge, one near Otter Rock cottage, and the other belowthe Stone cottage. They are 24-pounders, and aremarked on the breech with their numbers simply. Theyare undoubtedly American guns, and date back to theWar of 1812, and may possibly be relics of the Revolu-tionary CHAPTER II. 5 UMMER COTTA GES. THE first distinctively summer residence was erectedhere about 1876 by the late Hon. Henry C. Goode-now. of Bangor. It is on Perkins street, opposite theupper end of Nautilus Island. It has a good beach anda small wharf for boats and yachts. It is now ownedby Mrs. C. G. Wilson, of Brooklyn. On the groundsadjoining the house a small astronomical observatory hasbeen recently erected. The Stone cottage was erected in 1884, by P. Wood, of Bangor. It is situated at the extremelower end of Perkins street. It received its designationfrom the fact that it was built upon the lower story ofthe only stone building in the town. This portion isnearly one hundred years old. The small but picturesque cottage at Dyces Head,called Winonah. on the cliff overlooking PenobscotBay, and facing Belfast, twelve miles distant, was builtby Mr. Bodwell in 1882. and purchased and remodell
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