Castine, Maine

Castine, United States

Castine, Maine connects to 7901 places across 13 topics through 69 Bunkabop connections, spanning colonial history, military conflict, and maritime trade. Called Majabigwaduce by Tarrantine Abenaki peoples, it predates the Plymouth Colony by seven years. Its connections reach Canada, France, and Nova Scotia, reflecting centuries of competing French, British, and American control. During the War of 1812, British forces from Halifax sought to establish a colony called New Ireland here. By the 1820s, Castine served as a staging point for fishing fleets bound for the Grand Banks of Newfoundland.