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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1844-1923) - A [[Third System]] Fort designed by Chief Engineer [[Joseph G. Totten]] and constructed between 1844-1869 under the supervision of [[Isaac Stevens|Isaac Ingalls Stevens]], [[Thomas Lincoln Casey|Thomas L. Casey]] and others. Named for | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1844-1923) - A [[Third System]] Fort designed by Chief Engineer [[Joseph G. Totten]] and constructed between 1844-1869 under the supervision of [[Isaac Stevens|Isaac Ingalls Stevens]], [[Thomas Lincoln Casey|Thomas L. Casey]] and others. Named for Major General [[Henry Knox]], first U.S. Secretary of War. | ||
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'''Location:''' On Route 174, just off U.S. Route 1 west of the Waldo-Hancock Bridge, Prospect, Maine | '''Location:''' On Route 174, just off U.S. Route 1 west of the Waldo-Hancock Bridge, Prospect, Waldo County, Maine | ||
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Revision as of 03:41, 16 June 2012
Fort Knox (1) (1844-1923) - A Third System Fort designed by Chief Engineer Joseph G. Totten and constructed between 1844-1869 under the supervision of Isaac Ingalls Stevens, Thomas L. Casey and others. Named for Major General Henry Knox, first U.S. Secretary of War.
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Fort Knox (1) History
Established to protect the Penobscot River valley from attack.
Fort Knox is a two level granite Third System Fort containing mounts for 64 cannons. Four batteries, mounting a total of 69 cannons, cover four lines of defense outside the main building. The largest caliber weapon was an impressive 15-inch Rodman cannon.
Work stopped in 1869 and the fort was still not completely finished.
Troops were stationed at the fort during the U.S. Civil War between 1863-1866 and in 1898 during the Spanish American War.
Current Status
One of the best preserved coastal fortifications in New England.
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Location: On Route 174, just off U.S. Route 1 west of the Waldo-Hancock Bridge, Prospect, Waldo County, Maine Maps & Images Lat: 44.56615 Long: -68.802438 |
Sources:
- Roberts, Robert B., Encyclopedia of Historic Forts: The Military, Pioneer, and Trading Posts of the United States, Macmillan, New York, 1988, 10th printing, ISBN 0-02-926880-X, page 366
- Kaufmann, J.E. and Kaufmann, H.W., Fortress America: The Forts That Defended America, 1600 to the Present, DaCapo Press, 2004, ISBN 0-306-81294-0, page 210-211
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