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Castine Hist
Castine may refer to: *Castine, Maine, U.S. ** Castine (CDP), Maine, the main village in the town *Castine, Ohio Castine is a village in Darke County, Ohio, United States. The population was 130 at the 2010 census. History Castine was platted in 1832 and replatted in the following year. Its location was chosen because it lay at the intersection of the road ..., U.S. * USS ''Castine'', two ships in the United States Navy See also * {{disambiguation, geo ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Castine, Maine
Castine ( ) is a town in Hancock County in eastern Maine.; John Faragher. ''Great and Nobel Scheme''. 2005. p. 68. The population was 1,320 at the 2020 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 1000 students are enrolled. During the French colonial period, Castine was the southern tip of Acadia and served as the regional capital between 1670 and 1674. During the 17th and early 18th century, New France defined the Kennebec River as the southern boundary of Acadia, which put Castine within Acadia. The town is named after Jean-Vincent d'Abbadie de Saint-Castin. History Contested territory 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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Castine (CDP), Maine
Castine is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Castine in Hancock County, Maine, United States. The CDP population was 1,029 at the 2010 census, out of 1,366 people in the town as a whole. Geography The Castine CDP occupies the southern end of the town of Castine, occupying the entire peninsula on which the town's main village of Castine is located. It is bordered to the west by Penobscot Bay, to the south by Castine Harbor and the tidal Bagaduce River, to the northeast by Hatch Cove, and to the northwest by Wadsworth Cove, an arm of Penobscot Bay. The CDP crosses the "British Canal", a small waterway cutting the isthmus and connecting the two coves, and extends north as far as Shore Road. Maine State Route 166 has its southern terminus in Castine, and leads north to West Penobscot. Bucksport is north of Castine via Routes 166, 175, and 1. According to the United States Census Bureau, the Castine CDP has a total area of , of which , or 0.40%, are water. The M ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Castine, Ohio
Castine is a village in Darke County, Ohio, United States. The population was 130 at the 2010 census. History Castine was platted in 1832 and replatted in the following year. Its location was chosen because it lay at the intersection of the road between Greenville and Eaton with the road between the communities of Miami County, Ohio and New Garden, Indiana. For its first few decades, the village (then known as "New Castine") grew and prospered, but the building of the Little Miami Railroad through West Manchester, to the south, retarded Castine's progress. Revival came with the construction of the Cincinnati Northern Railroad in 1894. Geography Castine is located at (39.930963, -84.624730). According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of , all land. Demographics 2010 census As of the census of 2010, there were 130 people, 54 households, and 36 families living in the village. The population density was . There were 59 housing units at an ave ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
