ance ▁Smith , ▁ 7 5 , ▁Irish ▁actress . ▁ ▁References ▁▁ ▁* 2 0 0 3 - 0 6 ▁▁ 0 6 <0x0A> </s> ▁Great ▁Diam ond ▁Island ▁is ▁an ▁island ▁in ▁Cas co ▁Bay , ▁Maine , ▁United ▁States . ▁It ▁is ▁part ▁of ▁the ▁city ▁of ▁Port land , ▁Maine . ▁At ▁the ▁ 2 0 0 0 ▁census , ▁the ▁island ▁had ▁a ▁year - round ▁population ▁of ▁ 7 7 . ▁The ▁island ▁is ▁not ▁accessible ▁from ▁the ▁main land ▁by ▁motor ▁vehicle ▁and ▁has ▁a ▁limited ▁network ▁of ▁roads . ▁The ▁primary ▁modes ▁of ▁transport ation ▁are ▁golf ▁c arts ▁and ▁b icy cles . ▁This ▁fact ▁has ▁become ▁a ▁s elling ▁point ▁for ▁the ▁island , ▁market ing ▁the ▁area ▁as ▁" car ▁free " ▁and ▁" k id ▁friendly ". ▁The ▁island ▁was ▁used ▁as ▁a ▁military ▁base ▁starting ▁in ▁the ▁late ▁ 1 9 th ▁century ▁and ▁continu ing ▁through ▁World ▁War ▁II . ▁After ▁the ▁base ▁was ▁de comm ission ed , ▁the ▁b unk ers ▁and ▁resid ences ▁were ▁left ▁idle ▁for ▁over ▁ 3 0   year s ▁before ▁being ▁developed ▁and ▁sold ▁to ▁private ▁citizens . ▁ ▁Diam ond ▁C ove ▁ ▁Diam ond ▁C ove ▁is ▁a ▁fer ry ▁stop ▁at ▁the ▁n ort he astern ▁side ▁of ▁the ▁island . ▁The ▁Diam ond ▁C ove ▁properties ▁are ▁on ▁the ▁grounds ▁of ▁the ▁former ▁Fort ▁McK in ley , ▁making ▁use ▁of ▁the ▁army ▁bar ra cks ▁and