Frank L. Rich (1892-1912) was born on June 8, 1898 to Martin Hall Rich and Elizabeth L. (Davis) Rich at Frenchboro, Long Island, Maine. Frank died at the age of 20 at sea. According to historian, Eleanor Ruth Mayo (1920-1981), Frank was killed by a falling mast, for which his gravestone was designed.
Description: Frank L. Rich (1892-1912) was born on June 8, 1898 to Martin Hall Rich and Elizabeth L. (Davis) Rich at Frenchboro, Long Island, Maine. Frank died at the age of 20 at sea. According to historian, Eleanor Ruth Mayo (1920-1981), Frank was killed by a falling mast, for which his gravestone was designed.
"Lunt’s Harbor, Frenchboro, Long Island, c1900, looking north. Harbor Island, one of many Harbor Islands on the Maine coast, lies at the mouth of the harbor. Crow Island is beyond it on the right and to the left is the easternmost Sister Island. Long Island was settled in the 1820's. The name “Frenchboro” was given in honor of Bass Harbor lawyer, E. Webster French, who assisted the inhabitants in obtaining a post office."- MH - Mt. Desert Islander - 2007.
Description: "Lunt’s Harbor, Frenchboro, Long Island, c1900, looking north. Harbor Island, one of many Harbor Islands on the Maine coast, lies at the mouth of the harbor. Crow Island is beyond it on the right and to the left is the easternmost Sister Island. Long Island was settled in the 1820's. The name “Frenchboro” was given in honor of Bass Harbor lawyer, E. Webster French, who assisted the inhabitants in obtaining a post office."- MH - Mt. Desert Islander - 2007. [show more]
Illuminated by 30 volunteer light painters. Frenchboro's working harbor with Lunt's Dockside Deli in the foreground and the state ferry terminal with the Sunbeam in the background. The silhouette of Mount Desert is seen in the distance.
Description: Illuminated by 30 volunteer light painters. Frenchboro's working harbor with Lunt's Dockside Deli in the foreground and the state ferry terminal with the Sunbeam in the background. The silhouette of Mount Desert is seen in the distance.