History of Robinhood Site

Schooner at Riggsville Warf, Circa 1900

Robinhood Village, Riggs Cove, Georgetown, Maine has enjoyed a rich history of early settlement, marine commerce and boatbuilding. One of the most prominent men who ever lived in old Georgetown was Benjamin Riggs.
Our good fortune shows that Benjamin built a log cabin next to the marine center site in the late 1700′s and shortly after settling here built a store on the waterfront, which is now our Old Rigging Shop Studio, circa 1790. The studio now houses much of the early history of the site and village.

A connecting building namely, the Gallery, continues the history theme with many old photos and much written history. Adjacent to these waterfront buildings is our Library, which is a sanctuary for weary traveling yachtsmen and was originally built by Benjamin Riggs circa 1795 to use as a freighthouse to support his very active coastal trading business.

We’ve finished a major reconstruction of the Riggs 1820 General Store. The building which is adjacent to the Studio, Gallery and Library on the waterfront was the Robinhood Village center for many decades.

We are pleased to offer our historic waterfront restoration along with the many early (priceless) photos and written history to visiting yachtsmen, neighbors, Georgetown Islanders and all visitors to the site.

Incidentally, many islanders shared their early photographs and oral and written history with us to make our historical presentation quite comprehensive. We are also blessed with local artists and sculptors who have helped us recreate the past.