Keywords: Raleigh Gilbert
Item 55345
Recreated bellarmine jug, Popham Colony, ca. 1600
Contributed by: Maine State Museum Date: circa 1600 Location: Phippsburg Media: Pottery
Item 55347
Cabasset cheek piece from Popham Colony, Phippsburg, ca. 1607-1608
Contributed by: Maine State Museum Date: circa 1607 Location: Phippsburg Media: Iron, steel
Exhibit
George Popham and a group of fellow Englishmen arrived at the mouth of the Kennebec River, hoping to trade with Native Americans, find gold and other valuable minerals, and discover a Northwest passage. In 18 months, the fledgling colony was gone.
Exhibit
The history of the region now known as Maine did not begin at statehood in 1820. What was Maine before it was a state? How did Maine separate from Massachusetts? How has the Maine we experience today been shaped by thousands of years of history?
