Английская Википедия:Atwell's Creek

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Atwell's Creek is a former watercourse in Yarmouth, Maine, United States.[1] It is named for John Atwell, who married Elizabeth Felt, daughter of Joshua.[2]

Flowing into the southern edge of Yarmouth harbor, it was used from the early 18th century to power various mills, the first being Massachusetts native Gilbert Winslow's sawmill in 1720.[3] The creek received its nickname of Folly's Creek at this time, because Winslow's venture was expected by many people to fail, but it proved to be "a profitable concern."[4] The creek was "a considerable watercourse then";[5] now, though, it is nothing more than a tidal inlet.

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