Bristol, Maine is a coastal town in Lincoln County, situated along the shorelines of the Damariscotta River and Muscongus Bay. Historically a target in colonial conflicts, it is now notable for its scenic harbors, fishing industry and lobster shacks. The dispersed town includes the villages of Pemaquid, New Harbor, Chamberlain and Round Pond. - AsNotedIn
| Name of Notable | Genus | AsNotedIn | No | Address | Proximity | Area |
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| Name | Genus | AsNotedIn | Address | Proximity | Area | |
| Arch Bridge |
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Benner Rd | 0.1 Mi E of Rt 130, over the Pemaquid River | ||
| Chamberlain House |
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1313 | ME-32 | ||
| Colonial House |
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1281 | ME-32 | ||
| Colonial Pemaquid State Historic Site |
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2 | Colonial Pemaquid Dr | N of Pemaquid Beach at Pemaquid Point | |
| Contented Sole |
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End of | Colonial Pemaquid Dr | On the Pier | |
| Fort William Henry |
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2 | Colonial Pemaquid Dr | NW of Pemaquid Beach | |
| Granite Hall Store |
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9 | Back Shore Rd | R33 | |
| Harbor View House |
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1442 | ME-32 | Back Shore Rd | |
| Harrington Meetinghouse |
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278 | Old Harrington Rd | NW of Pemaquid | |
| Muscongus Bay Lobster |
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28 | Landing Rd | R33, Town Landing Rd | |
| Nahanada Village Site |
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Address Restricted |
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| Pemaquid Fishermans Co-Op |
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32 | Co Op Rd | Pemaquid Harbor Rd | |
| Pemaquid Point Light |
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3115 | Bristol Rd | Pemaquid Point | |
| Round Pond Lobster |
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25 | Landing Rd | Off R33 | |
| Union Church, Round Pond |
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1431 | ME-32 | E side, 0.05 miles S of jct with Back Shore Rd |
| Y/M/D | Description | Composition | Place | Locale | Food | Event |
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| 1729/06/00 | David Dunbar, a Scotch-Irishman, arrives at Pemaquid bearing a commission from King George II as Surveyor of His Majesty's Woods, and proceeds to lay out the design for a new city composed of three villages: Harrington, Walpole and Townsend. | Colonial Pemaquid State Historic Site | Bristol, ME | |||
| 1765/06/21 | The Town of Bristol in the Province of Maine is this year established upon the Christmas and Pemaquid Peninsulas, uniting several ancient settlements whose labors and habitations had long adorned that rugged coast under the Province of Massachusetts Bay. | Pemaquid |
| Particulars for Bristol, ME: | |
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| Cultural Affiliation | Scotch-Irish American |
| Locale Type | Town |
| Vicinage | Type | AsNotedIn |
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| Bristol Village | Village | |
| New Harbor | Village | |
| Pemaquid | Village | |
| Round Pond ME | Village |
| Work | Type | AsNotedIn | Creator | Note |
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| Carrie (book) | Novel |
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Stephen King | Carrie White attends Ewen High School, the only high school in Chamberlain and Johnny Riddell attended a middle school in Chamberlain. |
| The Body (King story) | Novella | Stephen King | In "The Body" Ray Brower from Chamberlain, Maine, disappears and is presumed dead. |
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