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Excerpt from A Brief Historical Sketch of the Town of Vinalhaven, From Its Earliest Known Settlement: Prepared by Order of the Town, on the Occasion of Its One Hundredth Anniversary
Granite, of which there are several varieties, is found here in inexhaustible quantities, and is the principal geological feature of the town.
It is said that at one time, bears, foxes, otter, and mink were quite numerous here, but as the settlers multiplied, and the land became cleared, those animals grew less in numbers, until at present there is scarcely a vestige of them to be found. The last bear killed here was shot by William Vinal, J r., and Silas Mills, in the swamp a short distance to the westward of W.. H. Vinal's residence. As near as we can learn, it occurred about 75 years ago. An occasional sly Reynard is all that remains of the specie that caused Pring to give these islands the primitive name by which they are often called at the present time.
The population of the town in 1790 was 855, and in 1880, The former included North Haven (set off in Hurricane (set off in and all islands within three miles. The combined population in 1880 of the islands originally within the jurisdiction of Vinal Haven was According to the Assessors' returns, there were, on the first of April this vear, inhabitants in this town, a loss Since 1880 of 143.
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