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== [[War of 1812]] (1812-1814) == | == [[War of 1812]] (1812-1814) == | ||
Fort Furieuse was established on Blockhouse Point 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 fortifications included [[Fort Griffith]], [[Fort Sherbrooke (2)]], [[Fort Gosselin]] and a number of gun batteries. The fort was dismantled when the British left in April 1815. | Fort Furieuse was established on Blockhouse Point 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]] 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 | ||
Revision as of 16:37, 5 July 2012
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.
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War of 1812 (1812-1814)
Fort Furieuse was established on Blockhouse Point 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 and a number of gun batteries. The fort was dismantled when the British left in April 1815.
Current Status
Marker only on private property, Castine, Hancock County, Maine
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Location: Private Property, Castine, Hancock County, Maine. Maps & Images Lat: 44.385777 Long: -68.801571 |
Sources:
- Rodgers & Sanford, Searching for the Forgotten War - 1812 United States of America, 2011, Xlibris Corp., 2598 pages, eBook
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Visited: 28 Jun 2012
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