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Castine News - Topix - Local news for Castine, ME continually
updated from thousands of sources on the web
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Castine, Maine - USA - Official Site
- Castine, a small coastal village of approximately 7.9 square miles, is located on a peninsula in the East Penobscot Bay Region of Maine, 1 hour from Bangor, and 1.25 hours from Camden and from Bar Harbor. The town, on the National Register of Historic Places, consists of two distinct geographic areas referred to as the Village and off neck, a narrow strip of land that separates the Bagaduce River on one side from the Penobscot River on the other. More than 100 historic markers can be found in the town. Major landmarks include Fort George, built by the British in 1779 and partially restored as a state memorial, and Fort Madison, earthwork remnants built by the Americans in 1811, occupied by the British during the War of 1812 and reconstructed during the American Civil War. The year-round population is roughly 1300 including 700 college students in all but four months of the year. With summer residents, and visitors by land and sea, the population at least doubles from Memorial Day to Labor Day
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History of Castine ME -
Named for the Baron de Saint-Castin, Castine was once the capital of
all French Acadia, which included all the lands of what is now
French-speaking Canada
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Castine Historical Society -
The Castine Historical Society is
dedicated to collecting, preserving, and disseminating information
and materials related to the history of the Castine-Bagaduce River
area
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USS Castine - Gunboat 1894-1921
- USS Castine, a 1177-ton Machias-class gunboat built at Bath, Maine, was commissioned in
October 1894. Her initial service took her through the Mediterranean and around Africa to
South America. She operated in the South Atlantic and the Caribbean areas through 1898, and
then was transferred to the Far East until 1901. Thereafter, her duty stations were in the
Atlantic, the Caribbean and off Central America, including several years service as a submarine tender
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