Harrington

Harrington is a seaboard town in the south-western part of Washington County, 24 miles west of Machias. It is on the stageline from Bangor to Eastport* and Calais. The town is penetrated by Pleasant and Flat Bays and. Harrington River. The streams are Great Marsh Stream and Cole’s Brook. The eastern part of the town forms a long peninsula between Pleasant Bay and Barrington River, and at the end is Ripley’s Neck. On the river, near the northern part of the town, are shipyards where many small vessels are built.