Newport is a town in Penobscot County, once known as Great East Pond Plantation, incorporated on June 14, 1814 from township T4 R3 NWP.
Settled in the early 1800's, it features the six-mile long Sebasticook Lake, which provides recreational opportunities for residents and summer visitors.
The town is at the crossroads of Interstate 95, U.S. Route 2, and Maine Routes 7, 11, and 100. It strategic position on main roads from Piscataquis County to the north, from western Penobscot and eastern Somerset counties, have supported commercial development in recent decades.
The Mullen Woods nature preserve, off Rutland Road, consists of a grove of old-growth white pines and hemlock on overgrown farmland with stone walls, granite foundations, and remnants of old brickyard.
