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Jonesport in Washington County, Maine — The American Northeast (New England)
 

The Old House Point Gang

 
 
The Old House Point Gang Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, October 7, 2022
1. The Old House Point Gang Marker
Inscription.
The Jonesport Laundromat was owned and operated by Tug and Narda Davis and family at this site for many years.

This tree has seen lots of action!

It's been climbed by many of the kids of this community. It's seen romance, children at play and many a snowball fight. If you played here as a child, you were a lucky kid!

We have all grown up and moved on. "But we all know where home is, Old House Point, Jonesport America!"
 
Erected 2019.
 
Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Horticulture & ForestryParks & Recreational Areas.
 
Location. 44° 31.865′ N, 67° 35.868′ W. Marker is in Jonesport, Maine, in Washington County. It is on Old House Point 0.1 miles south of Sawyer Square, on the right when traveling south. Across the street from the lobster coop. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 22 Old House Point, Jonesport ME 04649, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Downeast Maine. It is also in the American Northeast, in New England, and on the Eastern Seaboard. Globally,
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it is in the North Atlantic Region, North America, the Great North Woods, the Western Hemisphere, the Western World, and the Anglosphere. Historically, it finds itself in what was once the Viceroyalty of New France and also Acadia.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 10 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Friendship Road (about 700 feet away, measured in a direct line); Town of Jonesport (approx. 0.2 miles away); Jonesport War Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); Hassey’s Riverside Park (approx. 9.1 miles away); Lumber Mill (approx. 9.1 miles away); Hannah Weston Memorial (approx. 9.1 miles away); Jonesboro Union Church (approx. 9.1 miles away); Jonesboro War Memorial (approx. 9.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jonesport.
 
More about this marker. Marker is place on the stump of the old tree used for the swing.
 
The Old House Point Gang Marker image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, October 7, 2022
2. The Old House Point Gang Marker
Note the tree stump below the marker
The Old House Point Gang Marker Site image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Steve Stoessel, October 7, 2022
3. The Old House Point Gang Marker Site
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on October 9, 2022. It was originally submitted on October 7, 2022, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. This page has been viewed 291 times since then and 10 times this year. Photos:   1, 2, 3. submitted on October 7, 2022, by Steve Stoessel of Niskayuna, New York. • Michael Herrick was the editor who published this page.
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Sep. 15, 2026