 Marshall Point – site of the Marshall Point Lighthouse– is Port Clyde's southernmost extremity.This lighthouse is the one to which Tom Hanks ran in the 1994 film "Forrest Gump"

Port Clyde was home to The Port Clyde Packing Co., manufacturer of Port Clyde Sardines.Employing around 200 people, it was the largest employer in the area for most of its existence.