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Fort Knox, now Fort Knox State Park or Fort Knox State Historic Site, [1] is located on the western bank of the Penobscot River in the town of Prospect, Maine, about 5 miles (8.0 km) from the mouth of the river. Built between 1844 and 1869, it was the first fort in Maine built entirely of granite; most previous forts used wood, earth, and stone ...
Fort Popham is a Civil War-era coastal defense fortification at the mouth of the Kennebec River in Phippsburg, Maine. It is located in sight of the short-lived Popham Colony and, like the colony, named for George Popham, the colony's leader. The site is preserved as Fort Popham State Historic Site. [2]
This is a complete List of National Historic Landmarks in Maine. The United States National Historic Landmark program is operated under the auspices of the National Park Service , and recognizes structures, districts, objects, and similar resources according to a list of criteria of national significance. [ 1 ]
Pages in category "Forts on the National Register of Historic Places in Maine" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
Map of Maine's counties. There are approximately 1,600 properties and districts listed on the National Register of Historic Places in the U.S. State of Maine.Each of the state's 16 counties has more than forty listings on the National Register.
Fort Halifax is a former British colonial outpost on the banks of the Sebasticook River, just above its mouth at the Kennebec River, in Winslow, Maine. [1] Originally built as a wooden palisaded fort in 1754, during the French and Indian War , only a single blockhouse survives.
Forts on the National Register of Historic Places in Maine (18 P) Pages in category "Forts in Maine" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total.
Fort O'Brien State Historic Site, also known as Fort Machias, preserves the remains of a fort located in Machiasport, Maine that was built and destroyed three times over a 90-year period. It was involved in military actions during the American Revolutionary War and the War of 1812 , and was listed on the National Register of Historic Places .
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