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FIPS code. 23-16235. GNIS feature ID. 0582432. Website. www .damariscottame .com. Damariscotta (/ dæmrɪˈskɒtə / DAM-rih-SKOT-ə) is a town in Lincoln County, Maine, United States. The population was 2,297 at the 2020 census. [2] Damariscotta is the oyster capital of New England.
The Main Street Historic District encompasses the historic commercial center of Damariscotta, Maine. Although the community was settled in the 18th century, most of its downtown area dates to the second half of the 19th century due to an 1845 fire. Lining Main Street east of the Damariscotta River, the downtown has a well-preserved collection ...
Damariscotta River. The Damariscotta River is a 19.0-mile-long (30.6 km) [ 1] tidal river in Lincoln County, Maine, that empties into the Atlantic Ocean. Damariscotta is an old Abenaki word for "river of many fishes". There are 2,500-year-old oyster shell middens (heaps) along the banks of the Damariscotta River, which occupies a drowned river ...
Added to NRHP. December 30, 1969. Designated CP. October 8, 1998. Whaleback Shell Midden is a shell midden, or dump, consisting primarily of oyster shells located on the east side of the Damariscotta River in Maine, United States. It is preserved as a Maine state historic site and was included as part of the Damariscotta Oyster Shell Heaps ...
Damariscotta Lake State Park. / 44.19750°N 69.45389°W / 44.19750; -69.45389. Damariscotta Lake State Park is a public recreation area located in the town of Jefferson, Lincoln County Maine. The park occupies 19 acres (7.7 ha) at the northeast corner of 10-mile-long (16 km) Damariscotta Lake. It is managed by the Maine Department of ...
2652331. Website. www .damariscottame .com. Damariscotta is a census-designated place (CDP) comprising the main village of the town of Damariscotta in Lincoln County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,142 at the 2010 census, [2] out of 2,218 in the entire town. In the 2000 census, the village was part of the Damariscotta-Newcastle CDP.
October 8, 1998. The Damariscotta Shell Midden Historic District encompasses a significant collection of shell middens along the Damariscotta River in Lincoln County, Maine. It includes eleven middens in all, including the well-known Whaleback Shell Midden and the Glidden Midden, which is the largest shell midden in the northeastern United States.
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