Post fragment, Popham Colony, ca. 1607
Contributed by Maine State Museum
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The largest pieces of preserved wood from the 1607 Popham Colony were the bottoms of the posts that supported the structures the colonists built.
The top of the stubs were often charred by fire that destroyed the buildings.
Enough of some posts remain to determine that they had been hewn to a roughly square or rectangular cross section. The bottoms were sawn flat. The posts from the sidewalls of the storehouse were pitch pine. A ridgepole post from the north gable end was spruce.
Other Information
- Title: Post fragment, Popham Colony, ca. 1607
- Creation Date: circa 1607
- Subject Date: circa 1607
- Local Name: Popham
- Town: Phippsburg
- County: Sagadahoc
- State: ME
- Media: Wood
- Object Type: Physical Object
For more information about this item, contact:
Maine State Museum
83 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333
(207) 287-2301
http://www.maine.gov/museum/index.html
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LC Subject Headings
North America--Discovery and exploration
Forts & fortification--Maine--Phippsburg
Dwellings--Maine--Phippsburg
Popham Colony
Fortification--Maine--Phippsburg
Fort Saint George (Phippsburg, Me.)
Archaeology
Historic sites--Maine--Phippsburg
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Fort St. George
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Maine's First Ship
Popham Colony
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