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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.

Fort Knox Mounted Rodman Cannon	Fort Knox Entrance and Sallyport
Fort Knox Parade and Barracks
Fort Knox Casemates and Circular Stairs

Third System (1816-1867)

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.

Double Gun Casemate
Circular Staircase
Bakery
Barracks Rooms

U.S. Civil War (1861-1865)

Troops were stationed at the fort during the U.S. Civil War between 1863-1866.

Work stopped in 1869 and the fort was still not completely finished.

Battery A
Battery B
Battery B Rodman Cannon
Battery B Hotshot Furnace

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

Multi Maps from ACME
Maps from Bing
Maps from Google
Elevation: 207'

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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+== [[U.S. Civil War]] (1861-1865) ==
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+Work stopped in 1869 and the fort was still not completely finished.
+ <!--1898 during the [[Spanish American War]].-->
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