Stream flowing toward Spurwink River now officially 'Dyer
Brook'
The U.S. Board on Geographic Names
has approved a proposal from a resident of Sawyer Road to apply the new name,
"Dyer Brook" to a previously unnamed stream flowing across his property to
the Spurwink River.
James C. Cox, 1148 Sawyer Road, suggested the name to the board, to honor
members of the Dyer Family who owned the property where he now resides.
The new entry is now part of the Georgraphic Names Information System, the
nation's official names repository, available and searchable on the World
Wide Web. The entry reads:
| Feature ID: |
2414578 |
| Name: |
Dyer Brook |
| Class: |
Stream |
| Size: |
1.6 km (1 mi) long |
| History: |
Named for James Dyer (1721-1797), William Dyer (1768-1844),
and Nathaniel Dyer (1771-1837), early owners of land along the stream. |
| Description: |
In the Town of Cape Elizabeth, flows southwest into an unnamed
tributary of Spurwink River 3.8 km (2.5 mi) north-northeast of Higgins Beach,
1.8 km (1.1 mi) east-northeast of Pleasant Hill |
| Citation: |
U.S. Board on Geographic Names decisions, either decisions
referenced after Phase I data compilation, or staff research on non-controversial
names. The year of the decision or the year of staff processing ("SPN" indicates
"Staff Processed Name") follows, if known: 2008 |
| Entry Date: |
15-Mar-2008 |
| Elevation(ft/m): |
13/4 |
The U.S. Board on Geographic Names is a federal body established in 1890
to maintain uniform geographic name usage. The board approved the name at
its meeting March 13.
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