Falmouth, Maine (then part of Massachusetts Bay Colony)

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Falmouth, Maine (then part of the Massachusetts Bay Colony) was a 17th-century coastal settlement in northern New England that later became part of modern-day Portland, Maine.

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instanceOf colonial settlement
former municipality
historic town
adjacentWaterBody Fore River (Maine)
Presumpscot River
coast Atlantic Ocean
colonialStatus town of Massachusetts Bay Colony
conflictExperienced French–Native American wars
surface form: French and Indian Wars

King Philip's War
King William's War
country Kingdom of England
economyType fishing
lumber trade
maritime trade
foundedInCentury 17th century
governedBy Massachusetts colonial legislature
surface form: General Court of Massachusetts Bay
hadFortification Fort Loyal
hadSettlementType coastal town
seaport
hasPort Portland Harbor
laterWithin Massachusetts
surface form: Commonwealth of Massachusetts

Maine District of Massachusetts
surface form: District of Maine
locatedIn Massachusetts Bay Colony
New England
Province of Maine
locatedInPresentDay Falmouth, Maine
surface form: Falmouth, Maine (modern town)

Portland, Maine
United States of America
surface form: United States
locatedInRegion northern New England
locatedOn Casco Bay
modernSuccessorJurisdiction Maine
surface form: State of Maine
originalNameOf Portland, Maine
partiallyBecame Cape Elizabeth, Maine, United States
surface form: Cape Elizabeth, Maine

Falmouth, Maine
surface form: Falmouth, Maine (modern town)

South Portland, Maine
Westbrook, Maine
primaryLanguage English
religion Congregationalism
repeatedlyAttackedBy French forces
Wabanaki Confederacy
settledBy English colonists
strategicImportance frontier outpost between English and French spheres
urbanSuccessor city of Portland, Maine
wasDestroyedIn King Philip's War
King William's War

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George Burroughs residence Falmouth, Maine (then part of Massachusetts Bay Colony)