Many guidebooks have a small section about Eastport, but there are historical books for people of varying interests dedicated to Eastport and the Washington County area. Some can only be enjoyed at the Peavey Library, the Todd House library, or the Quoddy Tides Foundation Marine Library (rear of newspaper building), but many can be purchased at Fountain Books, The Tides Shop, or other gift shops. Among these books are:

The Island City, A History of Eastport, John "Terry" Holt, 1999. History comes alive with words and pictures.

Eastport and Passamaquoddy, A Collection of Historical and Biographical Sketches, William Henry Kilby, 1888. The Border Historical Society plans a reprinting.

Vital Records from the EASTPORT SENTINEL of Eastport, Maine 1818-1900, Kenneth L. Wiley, 1996. An invaluable index to the microfilm copies of this newspaper available at the Peavey Library.

Beneath the Barracks, Archaeology at Fort Sullivan, Neill DePaoli with Hugh French, 1986. Details the 1982 dig at the site of Fort Sullivan, Eastport, Maine.

Coastal Fort, A History of Fort Sullivan, Eastport, Maine, David Zimmerman, 1984.

The Sunrise Route, A History of the Railroads of Washington County, Maine, Michael W. Zimmermann, 1985.

Sunrise County Architecture, Significant Buildings of Washington County, Maine, and Campobello Island, New Brunswick, Canada, Sunrise Research Institute, 1996. Text and photographs.

The Vessels of Way Down East, Joyce E. Kinney, 1989. Detailed listing of ships built in ten "Way Down East" communities, with text and illustrations.

Eastport For Pride, SALT, Volume VI, Numbers 1 and 2 (Double Issue), December 1983. Looks at a variety of issues in Eastport in 1983.

Clyde Found Fruitflies in the Berries, Dale C. Lincoln, 1999. An extensive (433 pages), enjoyable story of the author's last 60 years in and away from Perry, Maine. [When he's home, there's a sign in front of his Route 1 home in Perry, welcoming visitors. Stop in for a visit and an autographed copy.]

Tales from a Small Island, Stirling Lambert, 1999. Sixty pages of Deer Island, New Brunswick, "stories," but they could be Maine "stories." This legacy for Mr. Lambert's family could be a blueprint for the "stories" each of us should leave our families.

You'll find other books that contain "Downeast stories," as you visit book and gift shops in the area. Each is a gem, filled with New England morality and hard work.

Eastport, Maine: Easternmost City in the U.S.A.