Rock Rest

Rock Rest is a historic house and African-American traveler's accommodation at 167 Brave Boat Harbor Road in . The property was operated as a summer guest house by Clayton and Hazel Sinclair between 1946 and 1977, and is one of the few known places in Maine that explicitly welcomed African-American guests in an era when racial discrimination in public accommodations was common.
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Places of Interest Nearby

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The is a historic warehouse at 136 Lindsay Street in , . is situated 2½ miles northeast of Rock Rest.
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is a historic site, which is situated 2½ miles west of Rock Rest.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include York Harbor and York.
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is a census-designated place in the town of in , , United States. is situated 2½ miles northeast of Rock Rest.
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is a town on the in .
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New Castle is a town in , United States. is situated 3½ miles southwest of Rock Rest.

Rock Rest

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Latitude
43.10548° or 43° 6′ 20″ north
Longitude
-70.67533° or 70° 40′ 31″ west
Open location code
87MF484F+5V
Open­Street­Map ID
way 970998349
Open­Street­Map feature
building=­house
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­building
Wiki­data ID
Q21261625

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