Maine · ME
Castine
A peninsula town fought over by France, Britain and America.
- Population
- 1,320 (2020 census)
- Penobscot Expedition
- 1779
- Maine Maritime Academy
- 1941
Then
- 1625–1638
The French build Fort Pentagouet; it changes hands repeatedly.
- 1667
Jean-Vincent de Saint-Castin is sent to command Pentagouët. The town takes his name.
- 1779
The British begin Fort George. A Massachusetts fleet sent to dislodge them suffers the worst American naval defeat until Pearl Harbor.
- 1814–1815
The British occupy Castine again until after the Treaty of Ghent.
- 1941
Maine Maritime Academy opens to train merchant mariners.
Now
Castine sits on a peninsula in Penobscot Bay with a deep harbor. The ruins of Fort George are a historic site.