Cape Porpoise, Maine
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Cape Porpoise, Maine is a small coastal village in the town of Kennebunkport, Maine. It is north of Kennebunkport Village and South of Goose Rocks Beach. The village occupies the mainland adjacent to Cape Porpoise Harbor. More than a dozen islands protect the deep natural harbor.
Goat Island Light marks the harbor entrance between Goat and Folly islands.
Cape Porpoise was named by explorer Captain John Smith in 1614. English settlers arrived during the 1620s at Cape Porpoise Harbor. The town was first incorporated as "Cape Porpus" under the government of Massachusetts in 1653. During King Phillips War in 1689, Indians forced the the settlers off the mainland and onto Stage Island until rescued by the English.
Reference: History of Cape Porpoise by Melville Chase Freeman, 1955
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