Popham Colony

Local nameFort St. George
LocationMaine, United States

The Popham Colony—also known as the Sagadahoc Colony—was a short-lived English colonial settlement in North America. It was established in 1607 by the proprietary Virginia Company of Plymouth and was located in the present-day town of Phippsburg, Maine, near the mouth of the Kennebec River. It was founded a few months after its more successful rival, the colony at Jamestown. That colony was established on May 4, 1607 by the Virginia Company of London in present-day James City County, Virginia.

The Popham Colony was the second colony in the region that would eventually become known as New England, coming five years after a short encampment on Cuttyhunk. The first colony was St.

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Wikipedia https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Popham_Colony

Coordinates 43°45'11.265" N -69°47'18.113" E

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