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Horseshoe Bay is the primary location of The CW 2019 television series Nancy Drew. It is a small coastal town in the Northern area of Maine state.

History[]

Horseshoe Bay was founded by Reverend Hudson and Douglas Marvin who arrived over on the Governance in 1803, along with other various passengers. Among the passengers of the ship was Odette Lamar, a wealthy woman who Reverend Hudson and Douglas Marvin schemed to murder for her money. Once they murdered her, Douglas Marvin falsified a marriage in order to obtain her family fortune and her possessions. To the town, it was believed that Odette had died of consumption, know later as tuberculosis, after having a supposed whirlwind romance with Captain Marvin.

After Douglas remarried, he re-gifted Odette's belongings to his new wife. She came across love letters from Odette to someone else, resulting in her finding out the truth. However when she spoke to Reverend Hudson, he helped cover up her knowledge by making everyone believe she had gone insane. This was hidden for years, with the town believing that Agnes was insane in the end.

It is unknown when they officially founded but years later the town gained a secret society of witches called "Women in White". The women in white summoned Odette Lamar, now known as the Aglaeca. Among the members of this society was Temperance Hudson and Martha Marvin.

Over the years, to the public it was a coastal town that was known for its tourist trade and various traditions.

Known Locations[]

Residences[]

  • Drew House
  • Fan House
  • Hudson Mansion
  • Hudson Lodge
  • Marvin Mansion
  • Ace’s Apartment
  • Nick’s Apartment
  • Thom and Rebecca’s House
  • Tiffany and Ryan's home (formerly)
  • Glass family Home
  • Mr. William's home[1]
  • Velez family home[2]
  • Richard Trott's home
  • Bobbsey family home
  • District Attorney Jean Rosario's home
  • Councilwoman Brie Fortfield's home

Public[]

  • The Police Station
  • The Morgue
  • Horsehoe Bay Courthouse
  • The Claw
  • Keene High School
  • Lilac Inn
  • Funeral Home
  • Library
  • Icarus Hall
  • Historical Society: Originally founded in 1973 it was run by Hannah Gruen, after she left town it was taken over by Bess Marvin
  • Town Hall
  • The Bay Tribune offices
  • Carson Drew's Law Office
  • Youth Center
  • Jake's Cafe
  • The docks
  • The Yacht Club

Citizens []

Traditions[]

Over the years, the town gained many traditions.

  • In the summer after the Sea Festival, the town has a tradition of tipping over a bucket of seawater. According to legend, if the water has turned to blood, then the person will die within the next year.
  • Following the death of Lucy Sable in 2000, it is tradition for the newly crowned Sea Queen to place her crown on Lucy's grave.
  • Harbor Day celebrates the first ship arriving in Horseshoe Bay. The ship was supposed to arrive in Virginia, but legend goes that a sea creature called the Aglaeca pushed the ship off course. Once a year on Harbor Day, you can ask the Aglaeca of something; if the Aglaeca grants your wish, your eyes bleed, but the wish also comes with a price.[3]
  • All Hallows Tide serves as an to evening to remember the dead, complete with paper lanterns released from shore to mark souls passing over, but according to George it's more of a kids holiday sort like Halloween.
  • Long Night Ball, an evening party on Winter solstice where members of the town light candles. [4]
  • Lovers' Vigil, an annual event that has towns people writing the name of their beloved on a piece of paper, seal it in a bottle and sent it out to sea so lovers' whose souls are separated in death can find each other if they desire on this side or the other. [5]

Trivia[]

  • In the original novels, Nancy's hometown is called River Heights. In the CW's series, River Heights is instead a street name.
  • The Drew residence is located at 118 River Heights Drive, Horseshoe Bay, ME 04854.[6]
    • Horseshoe Bay is a fictional town, but according to the ZIP code, it would be located in Knox County, Maine, near the coastal fishing and resort town of Owls Head.
  • According to a map shown in season 3 episode "The Testimony of the Executed Man", Horseshoe Bay is marked as being located on the north-western side of Mount Desert Island, which comes under Hancock County, Maine.
  • The setting for the town is filmed in Vancouver, Canada.
  • The Friends and Family for Truth and History is founded after too many supernatural elements in the town occur due to Bess' actions. Among those is Aaron, whose son accidentally was taken over by an entity in "The Danger of the Hopeful Sigil". They have support from Chief Lovett, allowing them to ban Bess and close the property down. [7][8][9] One of the members questions Nick at a town hall meeting, mentioning Bess' actions more than others.
  • The Yacht Club has a bannister from the Governance. Underneath that bannister is a hidden room in the secret basement where there is more Governance items.[10]

External links[]

References[]

  1. Mentioned in The Dilemma of the Lover's Curse
  2. Family mentioned in The Dilemma of the Lover's Curse
  3. 1.15 The Terror of Horseshoe Bay
  4. 3.10 The Confession of the Long Night
  5. 4.01 The Dilemma of the Lover's Curse
  6. According to Nancy's Columbia application & Carson Drew's business card on the front of Ned Nickerson's file shown in episode 1.01 Pilot.
  7. The Web of Yesterdays
  8. The Reaping of Hollow Oak
  9. The Crooked Banister (episode)
  10. The Crooked Banister (episode)
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