John Gilley would have been remembered for many things, but his death by drowning on October 12, 1896 between Northeast Harbor and Suttons Island and the memorial to him written by President Charles Eliot of Harvard insured his reputation.
“Gilley - John Gilley (1822-1896),” Southwest Harbor Public Library, accessed October 3, 2023, https://swhpl.digitalarchive.us/items/show/9302.Item 13314
