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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 ...
Location: Phippsburg, Maine: Coordinates: 1]: Built: 1861 (): Architect: US Army Corps of Engineers: NRHP reference No.: 69000012: Fort Popham: Part of Coast Defenses of the Kennebec: Phippsburg, Maine: Type: Fortification: Site information; Owner: Public - State of Maine: Controlled by: State of Maine: Open to the public: partly: Site history; Built: 1857–1869: Built by: U.S. Army Corps of ...
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 .
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 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.
The following are approximate tallies of current listings by county. These counts are based on entries in the National Register Information Database as of April 24, 2008 [2] and new weekly listings posted since then on the National Register of Historic Places web site. [3]
Colonial Pemaquid State Historic Site is a publicly owned historic property operated by the state of Maine near Pemaquid Beach in Bristol, Maine.The site includes the reconstructed Fort William Henry, archaeological remains of 17th- and 18th-century village buildings and fortifications, and a museum with artifacts found on the site including musket balls, coins, pottery, and early hardware.