Colonial Pemaquid State Historic Site

Pemaquid Archeological Site
Foundation holes of the colonial settlement
Colonial Pemaquid is located in Maine
Colonial Pemaquid
Colonial Pemaquid
Location in Maine
Colonial Pemaquid is located in the United States
Colonial Pemaquid
Colonial Pemaquid
Colonial Pemaquid (the United States)
LocationLincoln County, Maine, USA
Nearest cityBristol, Maine
Coordinates43°52′41″N 69°31′17″W / 43.87806°N 69.52139°W / 43.87806; -69.52139
Area24 acres (9.7 ha)
Built1610
NRHP reference No.69000022
Significant dates
Added to NRHPDecember 2, 1969
Designated NHLDApril 12, 1993

Colonial Pemaquid State Historic Site is a publicly owned historic property operated by the state of Maine near Pemaquid Beach in Bristol, Maine. The site includes the reconstructed Fort William Henry, archaeological remains of 17th- and 18th-century village buildings and fortifications, and a museum with artifacts found on the site including musket balls, coins, pottery, and early hardware.[1]

Pemaquid was a major regional flashpoint in the late 17th-century and early 18th-century conflicts between English and French settlers, and between English settlers and the local Native population. The site has been of historical and archaeological interest since the late 19th century and has been a state park since 1903. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1969 (as "Pemaquid Restoration and Museum") and was designated a National Historic Landmark in 1993 (as "Pemaquid Archeological Site").[2][3]

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