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.
Statements (45)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
colonial settlement
ⓘ
former municipality ⓘ historic town ⓘ |
| adjacentWaterBody |
Fore River (Maine)
ⓘ
Presumpscot River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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 |
Commonwealth of Massachusetts
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
District of Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Massachusetts Bay Colony
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
New England ⓘ Province of Maine ⓘ |
| locatedInPresentDay |
Falmouth, Maine
ⓘ
surface form:
Falmouth, Maine (modern town)
Portland, Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ United States NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | northern New England ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Casco Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| modernSuccessorJurisdiction | State of Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| originalNameOf | Portland, Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partiallyBecame |
Cape Elizabeth, Maine
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Falmouth, Maine ⓘ
surface form:
Falmouth, Maine (modern town)
South Portland, Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ Westbrook, Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| 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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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.