Popham: the Forgotten Colony
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- There were a number of settlements that attempted to become the first successful colony on the Eastern Seaboard of North America, and that failed quickly in the face of myriad challenges. One of those colonies, established shortly after the considerably more famous one at Jamestown, was established hundreds of miles north, on the rocky, irregular coast of Maine, and called Popham.
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"No matter what we think about history, there is always more to be discovered." that is a great line.
That line made my head swivel a hard left, toward my phone. Well stated. I agree.
I read this once: "All of life is memory, except for that fleeting moment we call the present."
And this is precisely why I never tire of studying history
Note to self: Do not kidnap people then expect their family and community to help you. Check!
Indeed. Wasn't the native American Squanto kidnapped when he was younger? He was instrumental in saving the lives of many of the Pilgrims. This year is the 400th anniversary of the first Thanksgiving - something I've not heard others talk about. I hope the History Guy will at least make a good video about the Pilgrims and the first Thanksgiving. There is so much misinfo and hatred toward the Pilgrims, but they really did respect the Natives as people, and honor their treaty with the native Americans.
Whom, they appeared to be quite frustrated with us, George. What do you think, George? George? George? Stop playing around, George! Get up and remove that bloody arrow from your chest cavity. You're really embarrassing me, man. 😎
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As someone that lives in Maine, and has been to Fort Popham/Popham beach. It is fantastic, and so historical. Thank you for covering yet another piece of forgotten history.
@E Van I came for the beauty of the state, I stayed for the beauty of the people. The definition of salt of the earth.
Great place to watch the ships leave BIW
Forts Popham and Baldwin are great spots to visit! I got a sly snicker out of seeing "Battery Hardman" up the hill at Fort Baldwin.
My mom lives in Brunswick…
And my best friend in Phippsburg.
Been there many times.
Wonderful place.👍😊
I have been to that part of Maine many times.
I love Spinney's....
Been there, biked to that, got the t-shirt. Really. 😁
As a lifelong Maine island resident, I have been to Popham many times and recall stories of there, Plymouth and Jamestown and how my family had connections with all of them. I guess it's time to call on my family historians for the information. Thanks for another great historical video!
As a resident of Phippsburg, Maine and fan of The History Guy, thanks for a wonderful episode ! The Phippsburg peninsula is beautiful and is rich with history. Every time I go for a walk, I wonder how many people before me have walked these paths, including early European settlers and the Native Americans long before them who fished and hunted these shores. . Truly humbling to consider.
I'm sure you're gonna get a bunch of us Mainers saying thanks for this. The first successful colony on the Maine coast,Phippsburg,still exists to this day.
I live in Bath, there is currently a replica of the Virginia under construction by a local society, being built in period correct ways with period tools
Beat me to it! It’s quite impressive!
Unfortunately, they are using power tools, and modern hardware to satisfy the Coast Guard safety requirements.
I'm in Brunswick. The Virginia should be much prettier than that rusty scow The Zumwalt...
@@t.j.payeur5331 I'm from Brunswick, too!
@@jonathanrice1070 Really? Mystic rebuilt Mayflower II using traditional methods.The Morgan too !
I had never heard of the Popham Colony until now. It's amazing what sort of history can fall through the cracks as time goes on.
I always bring up Popham and people ap rarely know about it. Popham was my favorite state park growing up so I read about the colony at least once a summer
You know, there are so many places that the history is lost. I grew up across the street from a monestary built on top of a revolutionary parade ground and former native village. Only a handful of people have this to share by word of mouth. The evidence is in the ground
water falls at 6:10 are Screw Auger Falls in Newry Maine some 76 miles northwest of Popham, the coast at 6:27 is Acadia Park near Bar Harbor 86 miles east - the coastal rock formations in Popham are Precambrian volcanic marine sedimentary while Acadia is Silurian mostly granite
"Screw Auger Falls"?!? Catchy.
It continually amazes me that not just one, but many colonies were sent out with no plans to start growing food in a timely fashion.
My ancestors settled in Jamestown in the 1620s. William Stone (7 times great grandfather) became the 3rd Colonial Governor of Maryland from 1649 to 1655.
The rediscovery of the Popham colony caused such a stir that I NEVER heard about it until today!!
If you were around in the late 19th century when that stir happened, then you've probably just forgotten about it in the intervening 120+ years, especially with your old age. :P
I live in Maine and have an interest in archeology and hubby and I used Staycations as home school opportunities for our daughter. We first became aware of the new dig when we were visiting the fort and we actually got to participate in unearthing and processing artifacts over the years. We were actually there anytime they had funding and good weather to help process all the finds. We were always finding hidden bits of history. We've ranged all over Maine and the most important places in Boston and Salem, Mass. (we had to go there because hubby and baby girl are descendants of Rebecca Nurse) and of course we had to check out the "witching scene" but not the main tour, we always had inside people we would run into when we would do our living history impressions or go attend one and it's a wonderful community who delights in showing the hidden treasures that the general public doesn't get to see. Like Richard Chamberlin's house... and a bunch of folks dressed in Confederate uniforms sitting on the stairs while we decided whether we were too drunk to go upstairs. Since I was the sober sister I had to make the boys go back to their tents and come back in the morning for the official tour, but I was thinking Chamberlin must be spinning in his grave, and knowing what a vain man he was and what a jerk he was I really don't care. I figure the 15th Alabama got in the last lick by occupying his house and having a drink to the ANV in his stairwell. Sometimes little things mean a lot! lol
We actually have so much history still to learn and new finds are being made every day. It is SO exciting. We could spend a life time in New England and never find all the mysteries and certainly we hit as many places on the East coast between Maine and GA (where I was from) as we could on family trips. It would take many lifetimes to explore the wonders of our land and take in all the history. I wish I had the ability to teleport just so I could see the interesting places. Touch that little piece of comb and wonder who it belonged to, how it got there. Were they sad when they lost it or did they never know? Were they past caring by then? Sometimes the family story is told in a series of tombstones and it is always heartbreaking, and you realize heartbreak was a constant companion. It was a hard life. Folks don't realize how tough it was. People were made of sterner stuff. We could use a little more of that fortitude. Edit: left out the best part... we also know some Pirate re-enactors and have been on a couple of their ships! All good stories have pirates!
You are all over the place on your comment! When you said “Richard Chamberlin” did you mean JOSHUA CHAMBERLIN? And no, the 15th Alabama did not come into Maine at any time. I am a New Englander! I would have heard about that!! Your sneering attitude towards this “Richard” fellow suggests a lack of education and context on your part. Please learn your history before you post a comment because you came off sounding really stupid.
@@christianfreedom-seeker934 My dear, you need to climb down from your high horse. The Chamberlin House event happened during Chamberlin days the summer after we faced Joshua and his brother Tom at the 145th Gettysburg during a a re-enactment. We were the 15th Alabama Co. G. So, long time ago, and I type pretty fast but sometimes I make an error. I'm sure you, oh flawless one would never make an error. I also have a brain wasting disease. That means I have dementia and other memory issues. We camped in the median in Brunswick during Chamberlin days in our authentic tents and period correct clothes and camp setting. I met former Gov. Angus King who was there to give a speech. The only place available to us for toilet facilities was the Chamberlin house and my friend who just passed was head of the board for Chamberlin days. We, the 20th ME and and other assortment of odds and ends showed up and had a wonderful time. Maybe you should read up on Zebulon York. He was a good Mainer. Chamberlin was extremely vain and didn't want anyone to know he had a metal urethra and wasn't able to bed his wench any more. He got much more credit than many much more capable Union Generals. Due to his own constant harping about how wonderful he was. I was trying to stuff more than 30 years of being a living historian and tourist into a few paragraphs. Of course I am all over the place. My doctors think it's remarkable I can still read and write. It's coherent most of the time but just like and dementia patient what I intend to type isn't what always comes out. Most of the time I catch it. Tread lightly dear. You almost made an ash of yourself. God don't like ugly.
@@christianfreedom-seeker934 showing a little kindness won’t hurt you, and people might enjoy what you have to say when you have grace and mercy when questioning inconsistencies in their comments. Incidentally, I like your handle/call sign.
@@hdwarrior8830 l was at Gettysburg for 145; north of town. I was representing the 5th Louisiana.
But in reality, kinfolk were in the 4th Texas lnfantry Regiment, Co. K. Who went up Little Round Top with the Alabama boys in the 4th, 15th and 47th.
If they would have went up Big Round Top with one artillery piece and a whole lot of ammo.
The day would have been different, l gua-ron-tee, l'm here ta told ya!
I'm so jealous!!! It's wonderful when God has history still waiting for discovery!!!
News to this woman who grew up near Jamestown. Thanks, Professor History Guy.
While we're on the subject Of Colonial Maine, you might consider doing a piece about Paul Revere's defeat in Maine, his loss of ships and artillery and the March back to Boston.
Or Benedict Arnold's failed attack on Quebec....and the mysterious loss of two bronze grasshopper cannon and two chests of payroll gold. I suspect the Paymaster named Waterman...who bought a lot of land in Lewiston afterwards.
@@achillebelanger9866 , being half French-Canadian myself, I'd like to see THG do an episode on the Acadians of Northern Maine and the Canadian Maritimes, and their forced exile to Louisiana by the British.
@@achillebelanger9866 We've camped on the trail, all in F&I gear. One of my best friends here in Maine was big into French and Indian living history, he just passed away a few months ago. He also did Civil War, he was a surgeon. He liked to hang out with The Ancient Ones, too. They just don't care! Some awesome guys! No matter who is there they always talk about the hidden treasure and what we're gonna do with it if they find it! "Re-enactor land" usually ends up being the most popular idea.
I suggested that..I live in Augusta,a stone's throw away from where he was court martialed.
@@stephencody6088 Do you ever go the the gun show at the armory that used to be sponsored by The Ancient Ones? Always a great time. My daughter would sit for hours in the back with the folks who were selling the lab puppies. It was better than Disney world as far as she was concerned! lol
Almost makes me wish I was a kid in Primary School again. Those wonderful field trips we enjoyed from central New Hampshire to these places of colonial historical significance. It would be wonderful to visit Popham colony.
Popham Beach alone is worth the visit. There are two existing, yet abandoned forts to explore. Also there's rumers of earlier Viking visitations to the area.
Popham isn’t forgotten in the area. I was just there yesterday taking in the fall colors.
Thank you for sharing this story with others
Hello, fellow New Englander
Taking my GF there to watch sunrise over the Atlantic.
We see seals there all the time!
Fort Popham is really interesting too, made of blocks of granite fitred tightly together. Maybe why it's still in such great shape. It's at a narrow point of the Kennebec River, with strong tidal flows as you'd expect with the tidal range there. Definitely a wild ride driving a destroyer through there to/from BIW.
@@jacquesblaque7728 try crossing in a kayak. A friend is touring the entire coast, I joined him for crossing the kennebec. That was a wet ride
Revisiting this after seeing the short pop up. Good to see Statler and Waldorf are going strong!
As the Grandson of one of Phippsburg’s local historians I got the excellent experience of seeing the dig site of Popham Colony when Dr. Brain was there and holding coins from nearly four centuries ago is an experience I’ll never forget. Thanks for bringing this to the attention to more people.
Another fantastic education! Lance must have a staff of thousands! (Well, dozens hopefully) You can’t make me me believe a husband, wife,
son (I only know of the son from the pod casts) and most importantly, some really smart kitties, can put all this together several times a week
without at least some help! My favorite TH-cam channel hands down!
I’m disappointed this was just posted! I just had left Maine after spending 6 months there for work. I flew over the Penobscot where the Americans battled the British in Reveres failed attack. This is my first of learning about this colony and now I need to go back and learn more!
AS ALWAYS THE HISTORY GUY, AN EXCELLENT VIDEO!!
I thought that was a neat way to describe the Jamestown re-supply fleet as being in a TEMPSET.
Until you mentioned the name SEA VENTURE, I had that they had been a part of the fleet.
When I lived in Bermuda during the early 70's, we had a field trip to the eastern end of the island that Ft.St.Catherine(where pieces of the SEA VENTURE,including the ship's anchor were on display),and, the town of St.George(Bermuda's early capital).
Sir George Somers, the captain of the SEA VENTURE, was a close friend of Shakespeare, and, it was the wreck of the ship, as told to him by Sir George, that was the inspiration for the play THE TEMPEST.
Also in St. George, we saw the tomb that has the heart of Sir George Somers buried in it(it was his last request to have his heart buried here). Wish I could remember the name of the church.🌞🌞🌞😄😄😄✌✌✌✌
Thank you for the history session. We have almost the same thing in the South. First Settlement - St. Augustine, FL vs. Parris Island, Port Royal, SC
Wonderful ship building museum at Bath. Popham beach was beautiful.
I could walk to the site of this colony but I had no idea about all this!
The Pinnance Virginia is being built ( Replicated) in Bath ,Maine. I have worked on Her.
If you're going to visit Fort Popham I suggest the Spring... it's less crowded and if you time it right you'll be there during harbor seal mating season. There will be dozens of seals in the harbor.
My head canon says that "Virginia" became a pirate ship...because, well...all good stories and pirates. ;-)
I have worked on Maine's newly built Replica of the Virginia, Maine's first Ship.
Indeed, me hearty!
AR AR ar!!
We took the Virginia as a prize mate and Raised the Black in place of the English colors! Huzzah!!!
Good stuff. I worked at Plimoth Plantation and we referenced Popham and said we saw the ruins of it in our voyages up to the Kennebec.
BTW, Mayflower's voyage actually began in London. Plymouth was actually her final port prior to the final voyage.
THANKS HISTORY GUY!
I too am a Mainer, residing in Calais, Maine on the St Croix River ( pronounced Callis) and grew up in Robbinston which is at the mouth of the St Croix and the head of Passamaquoddy Bay. It is interesting to hear History Guy mention the settlement on St Croix Island, which is now an international
historic landmark. The St Croix and Passamaquoddy Bay form the natural border between Maine, USA and New Brunswick, Canada.
As a kid in the 1970s and early 80s, we frequently took boat rides up to the island, where we would see harbor seals lounging on the beach and I remember seeing the ancient building, said to be the last remnant of the French settlement. Sadly the building was destroyed by a fire.
I'm not sure if you actually read these posts, I'm sure you are very busy, however if you do there is an absolutely fascinating story which relates to our small town of Calais, Maine and neighboring St. Stephan and St Andrew's New Brunswick, which took place during the war of 1812. The general synopsis is thus:
During the period of the War of 1812, I'm not sure of the exact year, the city of Calais was planning a celebration of Independence Day and wished to have a display of fireworks. Unfortunately, Colonel Church, the leader of the local militia, did not have very much gunpowder. In a great twist of Irony, he approached the leader of the British forces, possibly regulars as there was artillery and a blockhouse guarding the sheltered harbor at St Andrew's and adjacent Navy Island , which was a stores station for the Royal Navy, and the British commander agreed to provide the necessary gunpowder for a suitable pyrotechnics display. Such a festivity would be enjoyed by citizens of both countries as they lined the riverfront to watch the fireworks. The 2 towns have always been linked by blood relations and marriages and still are to this day. And every year for many many years until the CoVid pandemic struck, each August our 2 towns would hold a cross border International Festival.
At least that is how the story was related to me.
I live in New Hampshire and I'm going to Popham Beach to camp this weekend. Video came out at a perfect time for me!
ive said this 100 times....but....you are the best history teacher in the world.....thank you....
I've genuinely never heard of this, and I know alot about history. Thanks history guy
Anyone else feel smarter by 7:30 on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays?😸👍
Yes. I have never heard of Popham before and YES i just shared this.
I have lived in Connecticut all my life and never heard of the Colony in Maine. And I’ve been to Maine several times!
Never saw a brochure, road sign, anything. And I like to think I know a lot about New England history…. Nope!
Only when I stay at a Holiday Inn Express.
Timbers in our house in Kent, England which was built in the early 1700s are of North American pine wood. Presumably part of a return cargo from the colonies.
whenever are the trees long gone going to be replaced in UK
6:58 that's a fascinating example of how reliance on a certain level of technology can be crippling and life threatening. The natives could survive and the colonists could not without outside supplies.
Once again you've introduced me to something I've never known before . . . THANKS!!
This episode was very informative and entertaining. I didn’t know about these other colonies
Wow. It is stories like these that breath life into the numerous narratives that await us still. Thank you.
Been there... beautiful location. I have a friend who's family were residents for many years.
As a resident of Maine, I have to chuckle at Popham's expectations of what his colony would provide!
Dear History Guy, In 1982 there was an altercation between police and cult members in Palominas, a small southern Arizona village close to the town of Bisbee. Two people were killed and more injured. The members of the Miracle Valley Christ Church came mostly from Chicago and were followers of Francis Thomas, a charismatic black woman. The church buildings are still there although going to ruin. This is history that deserves to be remembered!
never heard of this one!
History deserves to be remembered!!!
Yeah, all history 🤨🤔
🤔Y’know… seems I’ve heard that *somewhere* before…🤷♂️
@@damnedyankee946 100% agree, the good, the bad, the ugly. Without knowledge of error and failure the future would be bleak.
I’ve walked on Popham Beach. It is a beautiful place but until now I did not know of its historical importance. What a story. Thanks for enlightening me.
Brilliant thank you sir
You are NEVER too old to learn history.
My morning just got a whole lot better...Thanks for the video!
Idk how but every time I get to your videos they're posted "2hrs", EVERY TIME!
Nice presentation... as a Mainer, I appreciate honesty and the typical tenacity of our people and history... thanks...
Great episode. We vacation in Bath every year and have been to visit the site of Popham colony
ive been to popham beach many times had no idea about the colony many thanks!
If there were only some pirates tangentially involved in this one.... Another fine episode HG. Well done.
I love history, studied it most of my life. Mostly colonial America, revolutionary war and Civil War. I had ancestors that fought in the revolution and also in the Civil War on both the north and the south. Keep up the great videos. I learn more and more every day by watching. God bless my friend and have a great day. Scott Schubert
Wow, this has gotten me into reading/studying about the early colonies in the new world.
But, also I am disappointed that Statler and Waldorf did not make any wise remarks. Was so looking for that.
Wow! You're right. I've never heard or read about this colony before. Thank you for sharing!
Having been to Jamestown a couple of times, this changes things in my mind! It sounds like I should have been visiting Popham, instead! Lol
You are as always most informative. A million thanks 😊
Never heard of Popham before and I found the story fascinating. Thank you for sharing this great piece of history.
Back in the Saddle again!
Thank you for filling in the gaps of the history I was unaware of. I'm just a novice history enthusiast, originally from Newport Rhode Island.
I grew up just up the river from popham on Arrowsic island. The Clark & Lake trading post was burned by natives back in the colonial times. Might also make a decent video.
It’s wonderful to find that we had another successful colony in America for a short while at least. Thank everyone
Thank you.
This is pretty cool, as a kid I would go to Popham Beach State Park at least once a summer, but I think I only when to Fort Popham once as part of a school trip. There's so much history back there.
I'd heard of the Popham colony but not in this detail. Thank you .
I could listen to you forever. Fascinating
Excellent as always!
Great story of Popham. As a kid in the sixties we visited most of the coastal forts in Maine.
There are a shit load. One place we visited as well was Pemaquid Point.
Attempts to settle there began about 1610. Seasonal like many fishing hunting camps.,
Year rounders started in the late 1620's. Supposedly they brought some food overland to Plymouth colony'
Apparently it can get pretty cold in Maine in the winter.
You might check into that one.
Da Merc is growing on me, it's actually a pretty cool body style. Dang who's complaining about long videos?..I love long vids. Dern people with short attention spans are the bane of the internet.
Very interesting piece. Thanks!
Wow someone who actually adheres to the advertising guidelines. You sir are a scholar and a gentleman. The former not being in doubt of course!
Your programs are great 👍👍 thanks
Thanks for sharing this story.
Thank you. Really enjoyed the video.
Fascinating content. Thank you.
I continue to value your channel to add to my exposure to new history. Thanks so much.
I heard of this for the first time today! Thank you🐝❤️🤗
I watch and love every episode of the history guy. You do a fantastic job of bringing history back to life.
Excellent episode. I was only vaguely aware of this before seeing your presentation. I am much appreciative.
Thank you for making this happen
Thanks History Guy!
Another great episode!
YES!!!! I suggested this topic last year :-)
As always interesting and informative. Now I have somewhere else to look forward to seeing. Thanks.
About the Third Fleet to Jamestown...
Sir George Somers, Captain of the Sea Venture, is a distant relation by birth to my family (my mother's side). He and his crew founded the first colony on Bermuda. Spanish and Portugese fishermen sometimes went ashore there for food, but never made a settlement. Sir George's people eventually built a new ship on Bermuda, and sailed on to Jamestown. He was a partner in the voyage to Sir Walter Raleigh.
The wreck of the Sea Venture is supposed to be the basis of Shakespeare's play The Tempest
A very interesting episode. Thanks for your work.
Always an interesting bit of the day spent here.
How interesting! I had never heard of this colony. Thanks for this.
Awesome that you're rocking the bow tie! That out of the way,
Very informative!
When we lived in Brunswick Popham was our favorite go to area. The area is full of history as is the entire state. I think Kevin Costner filmed a scene from Message In A Bottle there. Love Maine and miss it.
He did! I worked on that movie. I'm from Brunswick.
@@RonaldReaganRocks1 we visited Deadwood, SD years ago. One morning I popped into his casino (Midnight Star which is closed now). Kevin was there and I got some pictures of us together!
Went here many times …as a child,with my family ,in a camper.The fort was huge and amazing..we caught many stingless rays called skates. Sometimes the beach was absolutely covered in sand dollars.The water was cold and grey and angry,we,as preteens were absolutely forbidden to go in the water!Some of my earliest memories,and the last good ones before my folks split.This was in 70,71….
Thank You for the History Story!
Thanks again. Enjoy your show
Great information that I had never heard
I was stationed near there in the early 70s and always worked nights and many days I’d drive out and walk the beach to the fort. In the fall and spring many times I was the only one there.
... another job well done, Sir! ...
Thanks for another great episode and a reminder that history is often not a finished story.
Thank you , I had knowledge of Popham, but it is always good to learn more.
enjoyed this thank you sir
You never fail to surprise me with some new story about which I had never heard. Wow.