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Newcastle, ME 04974
Newcastle, Maine Town, Travel & Tourist Information
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Incorporated on June 19, 1753 it was the first to be incorporated in the colonial territory of Sagadahoc. Newcastle is in Lincoln County. The first settlers came to Newcastle in the 1630s. The Duke of Newcastle was the inspiration for the town's name. He was the King's main secretary and a friend of the colonies. The oldest Catholic Church in Maine resides in Newcastle and was completed in 1808.