Fort Popham State Historic Site

Fort Popham State Historic Site is a park in Sagadahoc County, Mid Coast, Maine. Fort Popham State Historic Site is situated nearby to the neighborhood Popham Beach, as well as near Fort Baldwin.

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

Photo: Southgeist, CC BY 3.0.

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

Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.

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 State Historic Site.

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 State Historic Site.