Fort Kent
Blockhouse Rd., Fort Kent, Maine
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Coordinates:
+47.25271, -68.5951247°15'10" N, 68°35'42" W
Description
Constructed 1838-1840, this is the only extant fortification of the Aroostook "War" (1838-1839), the conflict that climaxed the Northeast border disputes with Great Britain following the War of 1812. The controversy over the border began with the Treaty of Paris (1783) and was finally resolved by the Webster-Ashburton Treaty, signed in Washington in 1842. With the boundary settled, the fort was abandoned. -- National Historic Landmark statement of significance, November 7, 1973
National Register information
- Status
- Posted to the National Register of Historic Places on December 1, 1969
- Reference number
- 69000005
- Areas of significance
- Military; Exploration/Settlement
- Level of significance
- National
- Evaluation criteria
- A - Event
- Property type
- Building
- Historic function
- Fortification
- Current function
- Museum
- Period of significance
- 1825-1849
- Significant years
- 1839; 1840; 1843