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Please note that the content of this book primarily consists of articles available from Wikipedia or other free sources online. Pages: 36. Chapters: Towns in Hancock County, Maine, Castine, Maine, Brooksville, Maine, Amherst, Maine, Hancock, Maine, Aurora, Maine, Sullivan, Maine, Sedgwick, Maine, Tremont, Maine, Verona Island, Maine, Orland, Maine, Osborn, Maine, Surry, Maine, Frenchboro, Maine, Dedham, Maine, Mariaville, Maine, Cranberry Isles, Maine, Brooklin, Maine, Sorrento, Maine, Winter Harbor, Maine, Penobscot, Maine, Waltham, Maine, Eastbrook, Maine, Ellsworth, Maine, Deer Isle, Maine, Stonington, Maine, Gouldsboro, Maine, Mount Desert, Maine, Franklin, Maine, Otis, Maine, Trenton, Maine, Southwest Harbor, Maine, Lamoine, Maine, Great Pond, Maine, Central Hancock, Maine, East Hancock, Maine, Northwest Hancock, Maine, Bucksport, Maine, Bar Harbor, Maine, Blue Hill, Maine, Swan's Island, Maine, Bass Harbor, Maine, Islesford, Maine, Northeast Harbor, Maine, Minturn, Maine. Excerpt: Castine is a town in Hancock County, Maine, United States and was once the capital of Acadia (1657-1667). The population was 1,343 at the 2000 census. Castine is the home of Maine Maritime Academy, a four-year institution that graduates officers and engineers for the United States Merchant Marine and marine related industries. Approximately 850 students are enrolled. During the French colonial period, Castine was the southern tip of Acadia and briefly served as the capital of the region. During much of the 17th century, Castine was the most southern settlement of Acadia. (Bristol, Maine was the most northern New England settlement.) The town is named after Jean-Vincent d'Abbadie de Saint-Castin. Called Majabigwaduce by Tarrantine Abenaki Indians, Castine is one of the oldest towns in New England, predating the Plymouth Colony by seven years. Situated on Penobscot Bay, it is near the site of Fort Pentagouet, which many consider to be the oldest permanent settlement in New England....
