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== Current Status == | == Current Status == | ||
Restored original blockhouse in Fort Kent, Aroostook County, Maine. | |||
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* [http://www.northamericanforts.com/East/me.html#kent North American Forts - Fort Kent] | * [http://www.northamericanforts.com/East/me.html#kent North American Forts - Fort Kent] | ||
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Kent_(fort) Wikipedia - Fort Kent] | |||
* [http://www.maine.gov/cgi-bin/online/doc/parksearch/search_name.pl?state_park=&historic_site=56 Maine Parks] | * [http://www.maine.gov/cgi-bin/online/doc/parksearch/search_name.pl?state_park=&historic_site=56 Maine Parks] | ||
* [http://www.nps.gov/maac/planyourvisit/blockhouse.htm NPS - Fort Kent Blockhouse] | * [http://www.nps.gov/maac/planyourvisit/blockhouse.htm NPS - Fort Kent Blockhouse] | ||
Revision as of 11:54, 7 June 2013
Fort Kent (1839-1845) - A U.S. Army post established in 1839 during the United States - Canada border dispute known as the Aroostook War in the town of Fort Kent, Aroostook County, Maine. Abandoned in 1845. Also known as Camp Jarvis.
Fort Kent History
Established in October 1839 at Camp Jarvis as a U.S. Army post. The fort was located at the confluence of the Fish River and the Aroostook River in Aroostook County, Maine.
Current Status
Restored original blockhouse in Fort Kent, Aroostook County, Maine.
USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Database Entry: 1910353
USGS Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) Database Entry: 1910354
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Location: Fort Kent, Aroostook County, Maine. Maps & Images Lat: 47.2526404 Long: -68.5955429 |
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 365-366
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