Official Name: | South Freeport, Maine |
Settlement Type: | Village |
Pushpin Map: | Maine |
Pushpin Label: | South Freeport |
Subdivision Type: | Country |
Subdivision Name: | United States |
Subdivision Type1: | State |
Subdivision Name1: | Maine |
Subdivision Type2: | County |
Subdivision Name2: | Cumberland |
Timezone: | Eastern (EST) |
Utc Offset: | -5 |
Timezone Dst: | EDT |
Utc Offset Dst: | -4 |
Elevation Ft: | 82 |
Coordinates: | 43.8197°N -70.1094°W |
Postal Code Type: | ZIP code |
Postal Code: | 04078 |
Area Code: | 207 |
Blank Name: | GNIS feature ID |
Blank Info: | 575840 |
South Freeport is an unincorporated village in the town of Freeport, Cumberland County, Maine, United States. The community is located on Casco Bay, south of the village of Freeport. South Freeport has a post office, with ZIP code 04078.[1] [2]
South Freeport, the largest of Freeport's waterfront villages, once had four shipyards. Other businesses included fishing, canning and farming.[3] In 1903, the Casco Castle and Amusement Park was built here by Amos F. Gerald of Fairfield to encourage travel by trolley cars. The grounds featured a hotel and restaurant, a picnic area, a baseball field, and a small zoo. The hotel burned in 1914, but its stone tower was spared in the blaze. It stands today on private property. The best place to view the tower is from nearby Winslow Park.[4]