Castine, Maine
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Castine is a town in Hancock County in eastern Maine, United States. The population was 1,320 at the 2020 census. Castine is the home of Maine Maritime Academy, a four-year institution that graduates
Castine Harbor from Perkins Street
Waterfront in Castine
Marker commemorating the Dutch conquest of Acadia (1674), which was renamed New Holland. This is the spot where Jurriaen Aernoutsz buried a bottle at the capital of Acadia, Fort Pentagouët, Castine, Maine.
Baron Jean-Vincent de Saint-Castin
Fort Pentagouet
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Fort Pentagouët was a French fort established in present-day Castine, Maine, which was the capital of Acadia. It is the oldest permanent settlement in New England.
Castine, Maine
…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." During the French…
Fort Pentagouët in 1670
Sign at site of death of John Gyles' brother, Dyce Head Lighthouse Rd., Castine, Maine