14 Poplar Ln, Hancock, ME 04640

HAN-kok] is a town in Hancock County, incorporated on February 21, 1828 from portions of Sullivan, Trenton, and Plantation Number 8. It set off land to Franklin, Gouldsboro and Lamoine in 1852, 1870, and 1929 respectively. Settled in 1764, it was named for John Hancock, the bold first signer of the Declaration of Independence. Hancock Village lies south of the junction on a peninsular, with Taunton Bay on its northeast and Skillings River on the southwest. Further south are the villages of South Hancock and Hancock Point. The Point, surrounded by Sullivan Harbor and the Skillings River, has outstanding views of Mount Desert Island across Frenchman Bay