Freeport, Maine has been called "the birthplace of Maine". It is home to Wolfe's Neck Woods State Park, Winslow Park with a beach on Casco Bay, and Mast Landing Sanctuary. We can't forget Maine's natural phenomenon - the Desert Dunes of Maine and the best shopping at the L.L. Bean Factory store.
Freeport was originally Indian territory and was called Westcustago and later on became apart of North Yarmouth. In 1750 when the town was first settled it was called Harraseeket which is an Indian name for stream that runs through town.
When the town was petitioned to be separated the General Court choose to name it Freeport either to describe the openness of the harbor or after Sir Andrew Freeport which was a charactor in one of Joseph Addisons novels.
