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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1814-1815) - A British [[War of 1812]] fort established in 1814 by British General [[Girard Gosselin]] in present day Castine, Hancock County, Maine. Abandoned in 1815. | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1814-1815) - A British [[War of 1812]] fort established in 1814 by British General [[Girard Gosselin]] in present day Castine, Hancock County, Maine. Abandoned in 1815. | ||
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== [[War of 1812]] (1812-1814) == | == [[War of 1812]] (1812-1814) == | ||
Fort Furieuse was established | Fort Furieuse was established after the British capture of Castine in September 1814. This fort was built as one of a series of smaller fortifications surrounding the main British fort on the peninsula, [[Fort George (11)|Fort George]]. The other British fortifications included [[Fort Griffith]], [[Fort Sherbrooke (2)]], [[Fort Gosselin]], the captured [[Fort Madison (1)]] (renamed [[Fort Castine (2)|Fort Castine]]) and a number of gun batteries. The fort was dismantled when the British left in April 1815. | ||
== Current Status == | == Current Status == | ||
Marker only on private property, Castine, Hancock County, Maine | Marker only on private property, Castine, Hancock County, Maine | ||
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<googlemap version="0.9" lat="44.385777" lon="-68.801571" zoom="17" width="500" scale="yes" overview="yes" controls="large" icons="http://www.fortwiki.com/mapicons/icon{label}.png"> | <googlemap version="0.9" lat="44.385777" lon="-68.801571" zoom="17" width="-500" height="-500" scale="yes" overview="yes" controls="large" icons="http://www.fortwiki.com/mapicons/icon{label}.png"> | ||
(F) 44.385777, -68.801571 | (F) 44.385777, -68.801571, Fort Furieuse | ||
Fort Furieuse | (1814-1815) | ||
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'''Location:''' Private Property, Castine, Hancock County, Maine. | '''Location:''' Private Property, Castine, Hancock County, Maine. | ||
{{Mapit-US-cityscale|44. | {{Mapit-US-cityscale|44.38578|-68.80157}} | ||
* Elevation: | * Elevation: 51' | ||
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{{Visited|28 Jun 2012}} | {{Visited|28 Jun 2012}} | ||
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[[Category:Maine Hancock County]] | [[Category:Maine Hancock County]] | ||
[[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]] | [[Category:{{PAGENAME}}]] | ||
[[Category:Starter Page]] | [[Category:Starter Page]] | ||
[[Category:2012 Research Trip]] | [[Category:2012 Research Trip]] | ||
[[Category:War of 1812 Forts]] | [[Category:War of 1812 Forts]] | ||
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Fort Furieuse (1814-1815) - A British War of 1812 fort established in 1814 by British General Girard Gosselin in present day Castine, Hancock County, Maine. Abandoned in 1815.
War of 1812 (1812-1814)Fort Furieuse was established after the British capture of Castine in September 1814. This fort was built as one of a series of smaller fortifications surrounding the main British fort on the peninsula, Fort George. The other British fortifications included Fort Griffith, Fort Sherbrooke (2), Fort Gosselin, the captured Fort Madison (1) (renamed Fort Castine) and a number of gun batteries. The fort was dismantled when the British left in April 1815. Current StatusMarker only on private property, Castine, Hancock County, Maine
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