Bremen, Maine
| Bremen, Maine | |
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| Town | |
 Location in Lincoln County and the state of Maine. |
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| Coordinates: 43°59′59″N 69°26′15″W / 43.99972°N 69.43750°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Maine |
| County | Lincoln |
| Incorporated | 1828 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 27.86 sq mi (72.16 km2) |
| • Land | 16.47 sq mi (42.66 km2) |
| • Water | 11.39 sq mi (29.50 km2) |
| Elevation | 85 ft (26 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 806 |
| • Estimate (2012) | 801 |
| • Density | 48.9/sq mi (18.9/km2) |
| Time zone | Eastern (EST) (UTC-5) |
| • Summer (DST) | EDT (UTC-4) |
| ZIP code | 04551 |
| Area code(s) | 207 |
| FIPS code | 23-06855 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0582365 |
Bremen (pronounced BREE-mən) is a small town in Lincoln County, Maine, United States. The population was 806 at the 2010 census. Located on Muscongus Bay and the Gulf of Maine, it includes the villages of Broad Cove, Turners Corner, Bremen, Medomak and Muscongus. Hog Island is a center and camp for the Maine chapter of the National Audubon Society.
Abenaki tribes once summered on Keene Neck, hunting shellfish and leaving behind shell middens. The area was settled as part of Bristol in 1735 by William Hilton from Plymouth, Massachusetts. Driven off by Indians during the French and Indian Wars, he returned after the 1745 Battle of Louisburg. In May 1755, Hilton and his three sons were ambushed by Indians while getting out of a boat, mortally wounding the father and killing his namesake.
Settled largely by German immigrants, it developed as a farming and fishing community. On February 19, 1828, the town was set off and incorporated, named after Bremen, Germany.Lobstering, clamming and tourism remain important industries.
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