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  2. Fort Western - Wikipedia

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    Fort Western is a former British colonial outpost at the head of navigation on the Kennebec River at modern Augusta, Maine, United States. It was built in 1754 during the French and Indian War, and is now a National Historic Landmark and local historic site owned by the city. Its main building, the only original element of the fort to survive ...

  3. Fort Knox (Maine) - Wikipedia

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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 ...

  4. Fort O'Brien - Wikipedia

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    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 .

  5. Fort Halifax (Maine) - Wikipedia

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    Fort Halifax was a fort on the north bank of the Sebasticook River. (It had previously been the location of the native Fort Taconnet or Taconock, which natives burned upon the approach of Major Benjamin Church during King William's War in the late 17th century. [6]) Its blockhouse, which survives, is the oldest blockhouse in the United States. [2]

  6. List of National Historic Landmarks in Maine - Wikipedia

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    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 ]

  7. Fort Gorges - Wikipedia

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    The fort is in need of restoration. [4] In 1983, the Maine State Legislature passed a law guaranteeing the state the right of first refusal in any future sale of Fort Gorges by the city of Portland. [5] Friends of Fort Gorges initiated a $250,000 fundraising campaign for money to make critical repairs to the facility in the Summer of 2019.

  8. Fort William Henry (Maine) - Wikipedia

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    Fort William Henry is located in the village of New Harbor in the town of Bristol, Maine. The fort was, in its time, the largest in New England. [2] The fort was originally built in 1692 but destroyed four years later by New France in the Siege of Pemaquid (1696). A reconstruction was built in 1908.

  9. List of the oldest buildings in Maine - Wikipedia

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    Building Location First Built Notes William Whipple House: Kittery, Maine: c. 1660 Purportedly the oldest portion of home at 88 Whipple Road is alleged to circa 1660 and was occupied by Robert Cutt; it was later the birthplace of General William Whipple, Signer of the Declaration of Independence; located at 88 Whipple Road [8] [9] Possibly the oldest house in Maine.