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Popham Colony

Type Event Region North America Time 1607–1608

In 1607, England's Plymouth Company established the Popham Colony at the mouth of the Sagadahoc River in present-day Maine, alongside Jamestown as on…

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  1. 1607Fort Sagadahoc · MaineGeorge Popham and Sir Raleigh led colonists in building Fort St. George at the mouth of the Kennebec River, engaging in trade and shipbuilding in an attempt to establish a permanent English outpost in New England.
  2. 1608Fort Sagadahoc · MaineAfter Popham's death, supplies ran short, the winter was harsh, and internal disputes intensified; the surviving colonists returned to England in 1608 aboard newly built ships, and the settlement was abandoned.

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