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.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
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
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 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: 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″ northLongitude
-69.52334° or 69° 31′ 24″ westOpen location code
87MGVFGG+VMOpenStreetMap ID
way 512994843OpenStreetMap feature
historic=fortWikidata 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”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Colonial Pemaquid State Historic Site and Pemaquid Beach Park.
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