Fort Popham

Fort Popham is a Civil War-era coastal defense fortification at the mouth of the Kennebec River in Phippsburg, Maine. It is located in sight of the short-lived Popham Colony and, like the colony, named for George Popham, the colony's leader.

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Type: Neighborhood
Description: coastal defense land battery in Maine, United States
Also known as: “Popham’s Fort”

Places of Interest

Highlights include Popham Colony and Popham Beach.

Popham Colony

Park

The Popham Colony—also known as the Sagadahoc Colony—was a short-lived English colonial settlement in North America. It was established in 1607 by the proprietary Plymouth Company and was located in the present-day town of Phippsburg, Maine, near the mouth of the Kennebec River.

Popham Beach

Beach

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Popham Beach is a sandy beach in Maine that extends southwest about three miles from Fort Popham, at the mouth of the Kennebec River, toward the mouth of the Morse River.

Pond Island Light

Lighthouse

Photo: U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Northeast Region, Public domain.

Pond Island Light is a lighthouse at the mouth of the Kennebec River, Maine. It was first established in 1821 on Pond Island at the mouth of the Kennebec. The present structure was built in 1855.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Georgetown and Sebasco Estates.

Georgetown

Village

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Georgetown is a town in Sagadahoc County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,058 at the 2020 census. Home to Reid State Park, the town is part of the Portland-South Portland-Biddeford metropolitan area. Georgetown is situated 3½ miles north of Fort Popham.

Sebasco Estates

Village

Sebasco Estates is an unincorporated village in the town of Phippsburg, Sagadahoc County, Maine, United States. The community is located on the Atlantic coast, 10.1 miles south of Bath. Sebasco Estates has a post office, with ZIP code 04565. Sebasco Estates is situated 4 miles west of Fort Popham.

Fort Popham

Categories: memorial, fort, and locality
Location: Phippsburg, Sagadahoc County, Mid Coast, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

43.75508° or 43° 45′ 18″ north

Longitude

-69.78341° or 69° 47′ 0″ west

Elevation

3 feet (1 metre)

Open location code

87MGQ648+2J

OpenStreetMap ID

node 158854474

OpenStreetMap feature

place=neighbourhood

GeoNames ID

4964665

Wikidata ID

Q5471865

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Localities in the Area

Explore places such as Popham Beach and Bay Point.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Fort Popham (historical) and Fort Popham State Historic Site.

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