Eastport, city, Washington County, southeastern Maine, on Moose Island in Passamaquoddy Bay, near Campobello Island, New Brunswick, settled 1780, incorporated as a town 1798, as a city 1893. It is a port and the easternmost city in the United States (hence its name). The economy is based on textile manufacturing, tourism, and fishing and fish processing. The bay has one of the greatest tidal ranges in the country; a nearby power project to harness the tides was left uncompleted by the federal government in the 1930s. Population 1,982 (1980); 1,965 (1990); 1,640 (2000).Microsoft® Encarta® Online Encyclopedia 2001
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