Fort William Henry

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.

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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Witch Island.

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.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include New Harbor and South Bristol.

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.

South Bristol

Village

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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 Fort William Henry.

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 Fort William Henry.

Fort William Henry

Type: Fort
Description: fort in Maine
Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
Location: Lincoln County, Mid Coast, Maine, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

43.87724° or 43° 52′ 38″ north

Longitude

-69.52334° or 69° 31′ 24″ west

Open location code

87MGVFGG+VM

OpenStreetMap ID

way 512994843

OpenStreetMap feature

building=yes

OpenStreetMap feature

historic=fort

Wikidata ID

Q5472349

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In Other Languages

From Egyptian Arabic to French—“Fort William Henry” goes by many names.

Egyptian Arabic: “حصن ويليام هنرى”
French: “fort William Henry”
French: “Fort William Henry”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Colonial Pemaquid State Historic Site and Pemaquid Beach Baseball Field.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Pemaquid Fishermans Co-operative Building and Pemaquid Seafood.

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