Talk:Curtis Island (Maine)

Never called Negro Island, it is Nigger Island
Calling it Negro Island is innaccurate, there are hundreds of postcards and other items labeling the island "Nigger Island."
 * What matters is footnotes. If you have a book or article you can footnote calling it that, then you can say "sources differ on the original name . . . etc."  Or you could scan in or photograph one of those postcards, post it on Wikimedia, and put the picture here.  According to the List_of_islands_of_Maine which is based on an official Maine state record, the Maine Coastal Island Registry, there are several different islands called by both names.  But McLane who is a respected author seems to think this one is "Negro."  Whether that is political correctness at work who knows. It is also possible that different people called it different names, depending on their sensitivity to the issue. cf. Criehaven which is shown on several maps as either Ragged, Ragged Arse, or Ragged Ass Island  ElijahBosley  (talk &#9758;)  12:38, 17 April 2012 (UTC)
 * Source is now given. I see the multiple name explaination, however, being completely plausible and likely. Cleric2145 (talk) 12:44, 17 April 2012 (UTC)
 * The postcard which is the source is on a temporary website: its for sale and will disappear when sold. I would suggest a more permanent link to a Wikimedia post: maybe one might buy the postcard and then make a scan of it. I changed the text to reflect the ambiguity about the name. ElijahBosley  (talk &#9758;)  12:56, 17 April 2012 (UTC)

No, the postcard is sold and has been for some time. Image remains. I used to live on the coast across from this island, and no one called it 'negro' or 'Curtis,' but the locals explained it was named after the 'niggerhead' rocks that made the soil worthless for cultivation.

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