Contributed by Maine Historical Society
Description
Castine was a contested area of overlapping Wabanaki, English and French claims for centuries. The French first started trading there in 1611, usurped by the Plymouth Colony in 1629 who built Fort Penobscot. The French again took possession in 1635, renaming the Fort “Pentagoet.” Authority fluctuated for the next few decades.
This copper disc, with a possible date of 1721, was excavated in 1863 during the Civil War while Fort Madison was being rebuilt.
About This Item
- Title: Copper medallion from Fort Pentagoet, Castine, ca. 1721
- Creation Date: circa 1721
- Subject Date: circa 1721
- Location: Castine, Hancock County, ME
- Media: copper
- Local Code: 1998.1.59.2
- Object Type: Physical Object
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Standardized Subject Headings
- Churches--Maine--Castine
- Indians of North America--Maine
- Native Americans--Maine
- Trading posts--Maine--Castine
- Wabanaki Indians
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Maine Historical Society485 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
(207) 774-1822 x230
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