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Maine's Popham Colony didn't last, but its shipbuilding legacy lives on

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Thirteen years before the Mayflower landed in Plymouth, Massachusetts, the English set up Popham Colony in what is currently Phippsburg, Maine. The settlement lasted just 14 months, but a ship they built foreshadowed what the region would be known for centuries later.

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Maine's Popham Colony didn't last, but its shipbuilding legacy lives on

Thirteen years before the Mayflower landed in Plymouth, Massachusetts, the English set up Popham Colony in what is currently Phippsburg, Maine. The settlement lasted just 14 months, but a ship they built foreshadowed what the region would be known for centuries later.

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WMTW broke the news in Portland, United States on Tuesday, June 23, 2026.
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