Castine, Maine | |
|---|---|
 Castine Harbor from Perkins Street | |
  Castine  Castine | |
| Coordinates: 44°24′21″N 68°48′25″W / 44.40583°N 68.80694°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Maine |
| County | Hancock |
| Founded | 1613 |
| Incorporated | 1796 |
| Villages | Castine North Castine |
| Area | |
| • Total | 20.01 sq mi (51.83 km2) |
| • Land | 7.78 sq mi (20.15 km2) |
| • Water | 12.23 sq mi (31.68 km2) |
| Elevation | 30 ft (9 m) |
| Population (2020) | |
| • Total | 1,320 |
| • Density | 170/sq mi (65.5/km2) |
| Time zone | UTC−5 (Eastern (EST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC−4 (EDT) |
| ZIP Codes | 04420–04421 |
| Area code | 207 |
| FIPS code | 23-11265 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0582396 |
Castine (/kæsˈtiːn/ kas-TEEN) is a town in Hancock County in eastern Maine, United States.[2][3] The population was 1,320 at the 2020 census.[4] Castine is the home of Maine Maritime Academy, a four-year institution that graduates officers and engineers for the United States Merchant Marine and marine related industries.
Called Majabigwaduce by Tarrantine Abenaki Indians, Castine is one of the oldest towns in New England, predating the Plymouth Colony by seven years. Situated on Penobscot Bay, it is near the site of historic Fort Pentagouet. Few places in New England have had a more tumultuous history than Castine, which proclaims itself the "battle line of four nations."[5][failed verification]
During the French colonial period of the 17th and early 18th century, Castine was the southern tip of Acadia, with New France defining the Kennebec River as the southern boundary of Acadia.[6][7]
The town is named after Jean-Vincent d'Abbadie de Saint-Castin.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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- ^ Daigle, Jean (1994). "1650–1686: 'Un Pays Qui n'Est Pas Fait'". In Phillip Buckner; John G. Reid (eds.). The Atlantic Region to Confederation: A History. University of Toronto Press. p. 71. ISBN 978-1-4875-1676-5. JSTOR 10.3138/j.ctt15jjfrm.10.; John Faragher. Great and Nobel Scheme. 2005. p. 68.
- ^ "Census - Geography Profile: Castine town, Hancock County, Maine". Retrieved January 20, 2022.
- ^ History of Castine, Maine
- ^ The French declared the southern boundary of Acadia to be the Kennebec River in 1687. See Griffiths (2005), p. 61; Campbell, Gary. The Road to Canada: The Grand Communications Route from Saint John to Quebec. Goose Lane Editions and The New Brunswick Heritage Military Project. 2005.p. 21. The village, however, was English and the New Englanders considered it the northern boundary (See Benjamin Church. The History of King Phillips War. 1825. p. 181).
- ^ John Ried. International Region of the Northeast. In Buckner, Campbell, and Frank (eds). The Acadiensis Reader: Volume One: Atlantic Canada Before Confederation. 1998. p. 40