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PHIPPSBURG - Take a tiny village in Maine with a 400-year-old history and you have reason to celebrate. Starting Thursday and continuing through Sunday, Aug. 26, the village of Popham Beach, on the Phippsburg peninsular, has been doing just that with music by brass bands, fireworks, a parade, 17th century re-enactors, displays of historical artifacts and more.
Four hundred years ago, in 1607, George Popham sailed from England with little more than 100 colonists, destined for the "New World." They settled at the mouth of the Kennebec River and built Fort St. George, but were not destined to stay. Maine's hostile winter, the loss of three key leaders and limited resources contributed to the abandonment of their colony a year later.See the full content of this document
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Strike Up the Band, It's Popham's 400th
However, during their stay the settlers built The ...
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