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	==~~In the Mythos~~==		==Description, Geography, History, Landmarks==
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			* A nice map hand-out of Collinsport by Jean Graham can be found on the ''Dark Shadows'' wiki: ([http://darkshadows.wikia.com/wiki/Collinsport link])

	==Associated Mythos Elements==		==Associated Mythos Elements==

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	~~Quote:~~		"My name is Victoria Winters. My journey is beginning, a journey that I hope will open the doors of life to me and link my past with my future, a journey that will bring me to a strange and dark place, to the edge of the sea, high atop Widow's Hill, a house called Collinwood, a world I've never known, with people I've never met, people who tonight are still only shadows in my mind, but who will soon fill the days and nights of my tomorrows."
	<br>— ~~Author, "Story"~~		<br>— Victoria Winters' intro narration to ''Dark Shadows''
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'''Collinsport''', Maine (USA)

Origin: Collinsport, Maine is the setting for ''[[Dark Shadows (1966 franchise)]]''...



==In the Mythos==


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Collinsport is a small, coastal fishing village located in Hancock County in the U.S. state of [[Maine]], on the coast near [[Bucksport]], Maine, about 50 miles (80 km) southeast of [[Bangor]] and [[Derry]], and northeast of [[Portland]] and [[Castle Rock]]; Collinsport is also situated close to the village of [[Jerusalem's Lot]], just north north of Frenchman Bay. Population has never been confirmed, but seems to be large enough to support a cannery and keep the Collins family living in high style.

History: Founder Isaac Collins crossed the ocean in a small sailing ship in 1690 and landed in Frenchman Bay. He eventually found a small harbor nearby and started building what would become the town of Collinsport. The town prospered throughout the 18th and 19th centuries, but suffered greatly during the Great Depression of the 1930s. Only the influx of summer visitors and artists during the 1950s and 1960s kept the town from going under completely. Recently the local fishing fleet has been hurt badly by the over-fishing of the Grand Banks.

=== Collinsport Star ===
The local newspaper, ''The Collinsport Star'', is published daily.

=== The Collinsport Inn ===
The Collinsport Inn is a three-story inn located on the main street in downtown Collinsport. It is well liked and used by both tourists and locals alike. There is also a small café downstairs off the lobby.

=== The Blue Whale ===
The Blue Whale is a tavern in Collinsport. It was a very popular hang-out for most of the town's denizens. It also has a reputation for some of the very best seafood in the area, and is located right on the water. Established in the 1790s, the tavern was then known as The Eagle.

=== Braithwaite & Sons ===
Braithwaite & Sons are the local jewelers and silversmiths. They have been in business for well over 100 years, and have filled many custom orders for the Collins family during that time. One of the more notable family members was Ezra Braithwaite. Ezra began working in the family business as a young man sometime shortly before 1897. Ezra actually died in the Collinwood drawing room in 1969 on a business visit.

=== Brewster's ===
Brewster's is a local department store. Another long-standing name in the community, the Brewster surname has been mentioned as long ago as the 1840s, no doubt an ancestor of the current family.

=== Collins General Store ===
Nestled in the heart of the village, the cool, high-ceilinged store is recessed from the street with an office on one end, and adjoining warehouses.[citation needed] The Collins General Store is known for its wide variety of wares — notably its bulk supply of pickles and cheeses.

=== Collinsport Hospital ===
While not as large as a major city hospital, Collinsport can certainly hold its own as far as patient care and medical technology with the generous donations of the Collins family and progressive doctors, such as David Woodard, Eric Lang, or Cyrus Longworth.

=== Collins Fishing Fleet and Cannery ===
The Collins Fishing Fleet and Cannery worked in tandem as the largest business and employer in Collinsport, Maine. Elizabeth Collins Stoddard was the owner of both businesses from the 1940s until at least 1967. Carolyn Collins took over ownership on businesses when Elizabeth was in the hospital during February 1967. Ned Calder was the manager of both the fishing fleet and the cannery from 1952 until he quit in 1967, when he was succeeded by Bill Malloy. Jason McGuire blackmailed his way to creating for himself the position of head of public relations for the company, resulting in a series of scandals involving the company. Joe Haskell worked on the boats as a fisherman until he was promoted to checker in the fleet office in 1967. Matthew Morgan swept out the cannery floors until 1949, when he was brought to Collinwood as the caretaker.

=== Cranshaw House ===
This was a large, Gothic estate built upon the beach near Widow's Hill. It is located a very short distance away from the equally impressive Collinwood estate and a small footpath existed connecting the two properties together. A mariner named Captain Cranshaw built the house some time in the 1800s. (Note: This relates to continuity established by the Marilyn Ross novels.)

=== Eagle Hill Cemetery ===
Eagle Hill Cemetery is one of the larger graveyards to be found in the town. For the past two centuries, the esteemed Collins family had virtually all of their loved ones laid to rest at Eagle Hill. The cemetery’s most infamous landmark was the Collins family mausoleum. It is here that the vampire Barnabas Collins was entombed in a secret room at the rear of the mausoleum. The room is accessible by pulling the ring in the lion's mouth over the center grave plaque, which opens the panel to enter the room. This room was originally used to covertly store weapons and ammunition during the Revolutionary War.

=== The Beach Road ===
The Beach Road is a small highway that passes through the village.

=== Lookout Point ===
A beach located between Collinwood and the Collinsport Cannery. A little too rocky for sunbathing, it is usually used for a relaxing stroll along the water's edge, or a short-cut on foot to the cannery. In 1966, tragedy struck when the body of Bill Malloy, the well-liked manager of the Collins' fishing fleet, was found in the water, up the coast a short distance from here. The sheriff later determined that he had been killed at Lookout Point.

=== Rose Cottage ===
Rose Cottage was a house near the Collinwood estate. It was the home of Flora Collins, Desmond Collins, Gerard Stiles, and Leticia Faye in 1840.

=== Saint Eustace Island ===
Saint Eustace Island is a small, fog-enshrouded island located off of the North cove near Widows' Hill. Upon the island was an ancient castle, which contained the ruins of an abandoned chapel. The land surrounding the castle is difficult to traverse and consists of dense thickets, slippery embankments and heavy marshlands.

=== The Todds' Antique Shop ===
It was the dream of Philip and Megan Todd to one day open their own antique shop. In December 1969 they did just that and opened their business here in Collinsport. Carolyn Stoddard discovered the store and took an interest in it early on and voluntarily worked part-time at the shop for a while. Finding and buying their treasures from area estates and auctions was a short-lived endeavor for the Todds however. The antique shop burned to the ground in mid-February 1970, one in a string of "unfortunate events" that also took the lives of Philip and Megan shortly thereafter.

=== Weatherby Farm ===
A property bordering the Collinwood estate to the south, owned by Mordecai Grimes in the early 19th century (circa 1840). The Collins' had been trying to acquire this property for quite some time, but Mordecai always declined to sell. He didn't want to give up the land his father had left to him. One day his cattle broke through the fences between the farm and the Collins property. A week later, all his cattle were dead. Mordecai accused Quentin Collins of killing them with witchcraft.

=== Windcliff Sanitarium ===
Although not located in Collinsport, the Windcliff Sanitarium should be mentioned here due to its ties to the community. Windcliff is actually located about 100 miles (160 km) away. Dr. Julia Hoffman, a psychiatrist and blood specialist, is Chief of Staff. Several of the Collins' family and friends have spent some time here after experiencing various "traumatic events".

=== Widow's Hill ===
Widows' Hill is a high elevation point outside of the village and the location of the Collinwood estate. It was one 100 feet (30 m) from the edge of the cliff to the water below, and on a cloudless day, one could see 20 miles (32 km) out to sea from the cliff along the water. Widows' Hill acquired its name because women used to wait on the cliff and look out to sea, watching for their ill-fated husbands' ships to return. When Jeremiah Collins decided to build Collinwood on the hill in the 1796, he turned the widows away and told them to go home and keep their grief to themselves.

Some people in Collinsport claimed that the widows still walked the hill 150 years later as ghosts. The wailing sounds coming from the hill were believed to be the sobbing widows, rather than the wind, and some old-timers in town claimed to have seen them walking the hill from a distance.

By 1967, three people had thrown themselves off the cliff. Josette Collins jumped to her death because she was being pursued by her "lover" and would rather die than welcome his attentions, and the two others were Collinwood governesses. Legend told of a third governess who would one day be found dead at the bottom of the cliff. Some have speculated that this is Cadillac Mountain in Acadia National Park, just outside Bar Harbor, Maine. Others believe this is nearby Thunder Hole.

==== Collinwood Mansion ====
Collinwood Mansion is a gloomy forty-room mansion located near Widows' Hill. The house was built in 1795 by Joshua Collins. The east wing of Collinwood was closed off around 1916 and most of the house fell into disuse. Elizabeth Collins Stoddard successfully petitioned to have the property tax reduced due to most of the house being closed. The house was more of a liability than an asset and by 1967 it was only Collins-owned property without a mortgage. The road leading up to Collinwood from town is steep, with many turns. Several people have died going down the hill in bad weather. Collinwood is reputed to be haunted by Josette Collins as well as several other members of the ancient Collins Family.

==== Loomis House (The Old House) ====
The Old House was once the provincial mansion of the Collins family up until 1796. Located on the Collins estate near Widows' Hill, it was formerly known as Collinwood. Joshua Collins was the patriarch of the last generation of Collins family members to be raised there. In 1796, construction was completed on a larger family home on the same property and this first known as the Great House. Later, it would come to be known as Collinwood. When it was first built, the original family mansion began to be referred to as the Old House. With the passing of generations, this off-hand phrase became the official nomenclature for the regal estate.

Writer William H. Loomis and his wife Carolyn Stoddard Loomis were given the Old House on the Collins estate, and the residence has since become known as "Loomis House".

==== The Cottage ====
The cottage was located in the woods about a hundred yards from Collinwood. It was also referred to as Matthew's Cottage, Chris' Cottage, and The Caretaker's Cottage based on who was living there and the speaker. In the 1890s, the Cottage was used as a trysting place for Quentin Collins, and as a place where he would perform black magic. It was here that he and Evan Hanley summoned Angelique in 1897. The cottage was given to Matthew in 1949 by Elizabeth Collins Stoddard when she took him on as the sole caretaker at Collinwood.

==== The Gazebo ====
The gazebo at Collinwood was a place where lovers met, threats were made, spies swapped information, and spells were cast. For such a public place, it was fraught with intrigue, and occasionally the clandestine operations did not go unobserved, resulting in many terrible scandals and tragedies.

==== Seaview, a House by the Sea ====
Victoria Winters discovered an enchanting old house at the end of the north road by the sea. As Burke Devlin and Victoria Winters were engaged to be married, Burke asked Elizabeth Collins Stoddard if he could purchase the house, which he had learned belongs to the Collins family. Burke mentions that it is "several miles" down the beach from Collinwood.

==== Blaire House, a House by the Sea ====
A house on the Collinswood Estate overlooking the ocean, supposedly close enough to walk to Collinwood or the Old House quickly, rented by Nicholas Blair from Roger Collins after the disappearance of Cassandra Collins, close enough that he could be there if Cassandra returned, but out of the main house so that his continued presence would not be painfully felt. Nicholas rented it on the condition that Roger include an option to purchase down the road, should Elizabeth agree to sell. Blair House contained a large drawing room, a cellar (sometimes called the basement), a second floor, and a third floor. A hallway outside the drawing room led to the front door. Whether or not there were any other outside doors is unknown.

=== Other Collinsport Locations ===
* location: Collinsport train station
* location: Collinsport Police station
* location: Collinsport Post Office
* location: Collinsport Court House
* location: Collinsport Public Library
* location: Collinsport Gas Station/Garage
* location: church (name unknown?)
* location: Evans cottage

==Heresies and Controversies==


==Keeper Notes==


==Associated Mythos Elements==

* TV/film franchise: ''[[Dark Shadows (1966 franchise)]]''
* location: Collinsport is located close to "King Country": [[Stephen King]]'s fictional [[Maine]] cities of [[Derry]], [[Castle Rock]], and [[Jerusalem's Lot]]
* races: a variety of Gothic monsters may be found in and around Collinsport, including:
** race: [[Vampire]]
** race: [[Werewolf]]
** race: [[Ghost]]
** race: [[Leviathan]]
** race: [[Ghoul]]
** race: [[Deep One]]
** race: [[Zombie]]
* cult: [[Leviathan#Cult_of_Leviathan|Cult of Leviathan]]
* cult: [[Blue Rose]]

==References==

* Originated in ''[[Dark Shadows (1966 franchise)]]''

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