Colonial Pemaquid State Historic Site
Colonial Pemaquid State Historic Site is a park in Lincoln County, Mid Coast, Maine. Colonial Pemaquid State Historic Site is situated nearby to the neighborhood Pemaquid Beach, as well as near Pemaquid Harbor.Places of Interest
Highlights include Fort William Henry and Witch Island.
Fort William Henry
Fort
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Fort William Henry is located in the village of New Harbor in the town of Bristol, Maine. The fort was, in its time, the largest in New England. The fort was originally built in 1692 but destroyed four years later by New France in the Siege of Pemaquid.
Witch Island
Islet
Witch Island is an approximately 18-acre wildlife sanctuary off the coast of South Bristol, Maine, United States. Witch Island received its name from Anna Chittenden. Witch Island is situated 1½ miles west of Colonial Pemaquid State Historic Site.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include New Harbor and Yellow Head.
New Harbor
Photo: Paul VanDerWerf, CC BY 2.0.
New Harbor is a small scenic coastal village in the town of Bristol, in Lincoln County, Maine, United States. In 2019, the town of Bristol, and in turn New Harbor, was a finalist in the Reader's Digest award for "America's Nicest Place." Bristol and New Harbor were also nominated for and won the "Nicest Place in Maine Award" by Reader's Digest.
Yellow Head
Neighborhood
Yellow Head is a marine navigational coastal location, often sited in maps, within Lincoln County, in the U.S. State of Maine. It is located on Pemaquid peninsula, 1.1 m south of New Harbor, Maine and north of Pemaquid Lighthouse. Yellow Head is situated 2 miles southeast of Colonial Pemaquid State Historic Site.
South Bristol
Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
South Bristol is a town in Lincoln County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,127 at the 2020 census. A fishing and resort area, South Bristol includes the villages of Walpole and Christmas Cove, the latter on Rutherford Island. South Bristol is situated 2 miles southwest of Colonial Pemaquid State Historic Site.
Colonial Pemaquid State Historic Site
- Type: Park
- Also known as: “Colonial Pemaquid”, “Colonial Pemaquid Museum”, “Colonial Pemaquid Restoration and Museum”, and “Pemaquid Restoration and Museum”
- Categories: tourism, recreation area, and tourist attraction
- Location: Lincoln County, Mid Coast, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
43.87788° or 43° 52′ 40″ northLongitude
-69.52168° or 69° 31′ 18″ westElevation
16 feet (5 metres)Open location code
87MGVFHH+58OpenStreetMap ID
way 935866826OpenStreetMap feature
leisure=parkOpenStreetMap feature
tourism=attractionGeoNames ID
4961301
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