▁The ▁first ▁written ▁mention ▁of ▁the ▁village ▁dates ▁from ▁ 1 5 4 3 . ▁ ▁Transport ▁The ▁town ▁lies ▁on ▁the ▁railway ▁line ▁from ▁P ard ub ice ▁to ▁Lib ere c . ▁It ▁is ▁also ▁on ▁the ▁R 3 5 ▁express way . ▁ ▁References ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁ ▁Category : V ill ages ▁in ▁Lib ere c ▁District <0x0A> </s> ▁Winter port ▁is ▁a ▁town ▁in ▁Wal do ▁County , ▁Maine , ▁United ▁States . ▁The ▁population ▁was ▁ 3 , 7 5 7 ▁at ▁the ▁ 2 0 1 0 ▁census . ▁ ▁History ▁First ▁settled ▁in ▁ 1 7 6 6 ▁as ▁part ▁of ▁Frank fort , ▁it ▁was ▁set ▁off ▁and ▁incorpor ated ▁on ▁March ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 1 8 6 0 . ▁It ▁was ▁named ▁Winter port ▁because ▁of ▁its ▁fine ▁har bor ▁on ▁the ▁Pen ob sc ot ▁River ▁est u ary , ▁which ▁generally ▁remained ▁ice ▁free , ▁and ▁so ▁became ▁a ▁busy ▁local ▁termin us ▁for ▁trade ▁and ▁sh ipping ▁during ▁winter ▁months . ▁When ▁the ▁upper ▁Pen ob sc ot ▁River ▁fro ze , ▁comm od ities ▁like ▁fl our ▁were ▁ha u led ▁in ▁large ▁quantities ▁from ▁here ▁to ▁Bang or . ▁ ▁In ▁ 1 8 4 1 , ▁The oph ilus ▁C ushing ▁opened ▁a ▁large ▁steam ▁mill ▁which ▁manufact ured ▁ 1 1 , 0 0 0 , 0 0 0 ▁feet ▁of ▁l umber ▁ann ually . ▁It ▁also ▁made ▁sugar ▁box ▁shook s ,