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Cape Porpoise is a small coastal village in the town of Kennebunkport, Maine, United States, and was the original English settlement of the town. It is located northeast of Dock Square and southwest of Goose Rocks Beach. The village occupies the mainland adjacent to Cape Porpoise Harbor. More than a dozen islands protect the deep natural harbor. The ZIP Code for Cape Porpoise is 04014.^[1]

Goat Island Light marks the harbor entrance between Goat and Folly islands.

History

The area now known as Cape Porpoise was occupied by communities of the Abenaki people when Europeans first made contact in 1602. The primary settlement in the area was Sowocatuck, at the mouth of the Saco River, occupied by the Sokoki band of Abenakis.

Cape Porpoise was named by explorer Captain John Smith in 1614 during his exploration of New England. English fishermen began making seasonal residences in the area beginning about 1619 until a year-round European settlement was established in 1629, based on a land grant from the Plymouth Colony. The town was incorporated as "Cape Porpus" under the government of the Massachusetts Bay Colony in 1653. During King William's War in 1689, Indians forced the settlers off the mainland and onto Stage Island until rescued by the English. English settlers abandoned the town until 1699. The Wabanaki Confederacy, which had been created among Abenaki to resist English encroachment, had prevailed in the northern theater of King William's War and continued to push for the removal of European settlers from the area after that war ended: Indians drove settlers away from Cape Porpoise in 1703 until their return in 1717 and made further attacks against settlers in 1723-1727. Active hostilities only stopped when France, the Indians military ally, ceded southern Maine to England after King George's War.^[2]

During the American Revolutionary War, on August 8, 1782, the English 16-gun brig Meriam and the schooner Hammond entered the harbor and attempted to take a schooner and sloop as prizes. The English took the schooner but ran the sloop aground. The town militia had assembled and fired shore cannons and muskets at the English. The English burned the sloop and then returned to their brig but couldn't escape the harbor because of a growing southern breeze. Over the next few hours, the English towed and warped the brig out of the harbor under musket and cannon fire even as they tried to return gun fire. All combined, more than 20 men were killed during the battle, including Captain James Burnham, one of the town leaders, and the only American casualty.^[3]

In July 2010, singer Taylor Swift filmed the music video for her hit single "Mine" here. She filmed parts of the video in the popular Wayfarer restaurant, The Captain's restaurant, and in a local river.

Geography

The village is located on State Highway 9.

References

^ "Cape Porpoise ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.
^ Coolidge, Austin J.; John B. Mansfield (1859). A History and Description of New England. Boston, Massachusetts: A.J. Coolidge. pp. 176–181.
^ Melville Chase Freeman, History of Cape Porpoise, 1955

External links

43°22′21″N 70°26′17″W / 43.37250°N 70.43806°W / 43.37250; -70.43806

[1] "Cape Porpoise ZIP Code". zipdatamaps.com. 2022. Retrieved November 11, 2022.

[Coolidge-2] Coolidge, Austin J.; John B. Mansfield (1859). A History and Description of New England. Boston, Massachusetts: A.J. Coolidge. pp. 176–181.

[3] Melville Chase Freeman, History of Cape Porpoise, 1955

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+{{Short description|Coastal village in Maine, United States}}
 [[File:Goat-island-light.jpg|thumb|right|300px|Goat Island Light]]
-'''Cape Porpoise, Maine''' is a small coastal village in the town of [[Kennebunkport, Maine|Kennebunkport]], [[Maine]], [[United States]], and was the original English settlement of the town. It is northeast of Dock Square and southwest of [[Goose Rocks|Goose Rocks Beach]]. The village occupies the mainland adjacent to Cape Porpoise Harbor. More than a dozen islands protect the deep natural harbor.
+'''Cape Porpoise''' is a small coastal village in the town of [[Kennebunkport, Maine|Kennebunkport]], [[Maine]], United States, and was the original English settlement of the town. It is located northeast of Dock Square and southwest of [[Goose Rocks|Goose Rocks Beach]]. The village occupies the mainland adjacent to Cape Porpoise Harbor. More than a dozen islands protect the deep natural harbor.  The ZIP Code for Cape Porpoise is 04014.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.zipdatamaps.com/04014|title=Cape Porpoise ZIP Code|publisher=zipdatamaps.com|year=2022|access-date=November 11, 2022}}</ref>
 [[Goat Island Light]] marks the harbor entrance between Goat and Folly islands.
 ==History==
+The area now known as Cape Porpoise was occupied by communities of the [[Abenaki]] people when Europeans first made contact in 1602.  The primary settlement in the area was Sowocatuck, at the mouth of the Saco River, occupied by the Sokoki band of Abenakis.
-Cape Porpoise was named by explorer [[John Smith of Jamestown|Captain John Smith]] in 1614 during his exploration of [[New England]]. [[English (people)|English]] settlers arrived during the 1620s at Cape Porpoise Harbor. The town was first incorporated as "Cape Porpus" under the government of the [[Massachusetts Bay Colony]] in 1653. During [[King William's War]] in 1689, Indians forced the settlers off the mainland and onto Stage Island until rescued by the English. The town was resettled by 1720.<ref name=Coolidge>{{Cite book  | last = Coolidge  | first = Austin J.|author2=John B. Mansfield  | title = A History and Description of New England| year = 1859| location = Boston, Massachusetts| pages = 176–181| url = http://books.google.com/books?id=OcoMAAAAYAAJ&lpg=PA9&ots=cUndZkVSIF&dq=coolidge%20mansfield%20history%20description%20new%20england%201859&pg=PA176#v=onepage&q&f=false}}</ref>
+Cape Porpoise was named by explorer [[John Smith of Jamestown|Captain John Smith]] in 1614 during his exploration of [[New England]].  English fishermen began making seasonal residences in the area beginning about 1619 until a year-round European settlement was established in 1629, based on a land grant from the [[Plymouth Colony]]. The town was incorporated as "Cape Porpus" under the government of the [[Massachusetts Bay Colony]] in 1653. During [[King William's War]] in 1689, Indians forced the settlers off the mainland and onto Stage Island until rescued by the English.  English settlers abandoned the town until 1699.  The [[Wabanaki Confederacy]], which had been created among Abenaki to resist English encroachment, had prevailed in the northern theater of King William's War and continued to push for the removal of European settlers from the area after that war ended: Indians drove settlers away from Cape Porpoise in 1703 until their return in 1717 and made further attacks against settlers in 1723-1727.  Active hostilities only stopped when [[France]], the Indians military ally, ceded southern Maine to England after [[King George's War]].<ref name="Coolidge">{{Cite book |last=Coolidge |first=Austin J. |url=https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_OcoMAAAAYAAJ |title=A History and Description of New England |author2=John B. Mansfield |publisher=A.J. Coolidge |year=1859 |location=Boston, Massachusetts |pages=176–181 |quote=}}</ref>
-During [[Dummer's War]], in an October raid at [[Mount Desert Island|Mount Desert]], one Capt. Cogswell and his crew were surprised and taken as they were stepping ashore; and about the same time, Smith and Bailey were killed at Cape Porpoise, one on Vaughan's Island, and the other on the seashore, not far from the site of the old meeting-house.<ref name="William Williamson, p. 125">(William Williamson, p. 125)</ref>
-On August 8, 1782 the English 16 gun [[brig]] ''Meriam'' and the [[schooner]] ''Hammond'' entered the harbor and attempted to take a schooner and [[sloop]] as prizes. The English took the schooner but ran the sloop aground. The town militia had assembled and fired shore [[cannon]]s and [[musket]]s at the English. The English burned the sloop and then returned to their brig but couldn't escape the harbor because of a growing southern breeze. Over the next few hours, the English towed and warped the brig out of the harbor under musket and cannon fire even as they tried to return gun fire. All combined, more than 20 men were killed during the battle, including Captain James Burnham, one of the town leaders, and the only American casualty.<ref>Melville Chase Freeman, ''History of Cape Porpoise'', 1955</ref>
+During the [[American Revolutionary War]], on August 8, 1782, the English 16-gun [[brig]] ''Meriam'' and the [[schooner]] ''Hammond'' entered the harbor and attempted to take a schooner and [[sloop]] as [[Prize law|prizes]]. The English took the schooner but ran the sloop aground. The town militia had assembled and fired shore [[cannon]]s and [[musket]]s at the English. The English burned the sloop and then returned to their brig but couldn't escape the harbor because of a growing southern breeze. Over the next few hours, the English towed and warped the brig out of the harbor under musket and cannon fire even as they tried to return gun fire. All combined, more than 20 men were killed during the battle, including Captain James Burnham, one of the town leaders, and the only American casualty.<ref>Melville Chase Freeman, ''History of Cape Porpoise'', 1955</ref>
 In July 2010, singer [[Taylor Swift]] filmed the [[music video]] for her hit single "[[Mine (Taylor Swift song)|Mine]]" here. She filmed parts of the video in the popular Wayfarer restaurant, The Captain's restaurant, and in a local river.
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 ==References==
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 ==Further reading==
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 ==External links==
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+{{Commons category|Cape Porpoise, Maine}}
-* [http://www.town.kennebunkport.me.us/Home/ Town of Kennebunkport, Maine]
+* [https://web.archive.org/web/20101126212728/http://www.town.kennebunkport.me.us/home/ Town of Kennebunkport, Maine]
 * [http://www.librarytechnology.org/lwc-displaylibrary.pl?RC=19421 Cape Porpoise Library]
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-[[Category:Villages in Maine]]
+[[Category:Kennebunkport, Maine]]
 [[Category:Villages in York County, Maine]]
+[[Category:Abenaki in the United States]]
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