Maine
Mid Coast
Sagadahoc County

Popham Colony

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

Highlights include Popham Beach and Pond Island Light.

Beach
Photo: Southgeist, CC BY 3.0.
is a sandy beach in that extends southwest about three miles from , at the mouth of the Kennebec River, toward the mouth of the .

Lighthouse
Photo: U. S. Fish and Wildlife Service - Northeast Region, Public domain.
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. is situated 1¼ miles southeast of Popham Colony.

Lighthouse
Photo: Jameslwoodward, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Perkins Island Light is a lighthouse on the Kennebec River in Maine. It was established in 1898, as part of a major upgrade of the river's lights — the and the separate on the point, Perkins Island Light, and were all built at the same time. is situated 2½ miles north of Popham Colony.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Sebasco Estates and Georgetown.

Neighborhood
is an unincorporated village in the town of , , , United States. The community is located on the Atlantic coast, 10.1 miles south of . has a , with ZIP code 04565. is situated 3½ miles west of Popham Colony.

Village
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
is a town in , United States. The population was 1,058 at the 2020 census. Home to , the town is part of the Portland-South Portland-Biddeford metropolitan area. is situated 4 miles northeast of Popham Colony.

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, a coastal town in on , is a popular beach destination.

Popham Colony

Latitude
43.75329° or 43° 45′ 12″ north
Longitude
-69.78863° or 69° 47′ 19″ west
Inception
1607
Open location code
87MGQ636+8G
Open­Street­Map ID
way 895009370
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­archaeological_site
Open­Street­Map feature
leisure=­park
Wiki­data ID
Q4003171
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Satellite Map

Discover Popham Colony from above in high-definition satellite imagery.
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In Other Languages

From Arabic to Vietnamese—“Popham Colony” goes by many names.
  • Arabic: “مستعمرة بوفام”
  • Chinese: “波潘殖民地”
  • Dutch: “Pophamkolonie”
  • French: “Colonie Popham du Maine”
  • Italian: “Colonia di Popham”
  • Japanese: “ポパム植民地”
  • Korean: “popham colony”
  • Romanian: “Popham Colony”
  • Russian: “Колония Попема”
  • Russian: “Поупхэм”
  • Spanish: “Colonia Popham”
  • Vietnamese: “Thuộc địa Popham”

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights include Fort St. George Buttery and Fort St. George Storehouse.

Nearby Places

Explore places such as Popham Beach and Spinney’s.

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About Mapcarta. Data © OpenStreetMap contributors and available under the Open Database License". Text is available under the CC BY-SA 4.0 license, except for photos, directions, and the map. Description text is based on the Wikipedia page “Popham Colony”. Photo: Wikimedia, CC0.