Maine · ME
Freeport
L.L.Bean's hometown, at the head of Casco Bay.
- Population
- 8,737 (2020 census)
- Incorporated
- February 14, 1789
- L.L.Bean
- Since 1912
Then
- 1789
Freeport is set off from North Yarmouth, where it had been called Harraseeket.
- 1850s
Shipbuilding at South Freeport's four yards peaks, then declines with the Civil War.
- 1912
Leon Leonwood Bean opens a store in his brother's basement to sell the Bean Boot.
- 1951
L.L.Bean starts staying open 24 hours a day.
Now
L.L.Bean anchors the town's outlet stores, and Wolfe's Neck Woods State Park sits on the bay. South Freeport and Harpswell's coves share this stretch of Casco Bay.
3 tide stations around Freeport
- South Freeport2.6 mi
- Wilson Cove, Middle Bay6.7 mi
- South Harpswell, Potts Harbor9.1 mi