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Captain [[Moses Rice]] arrived in Charlemont in 1742 and built a fortified home along the riverside east-west trail. His home became a stopping-off point for travelers and militia men moving between posts. This fortified home became one of a line of forts along the northwest corner of Massachusetts built during [[King George's War]] at the direction of Governor Shirley. Captain Rice and his command also built [[Fort Shirley (1)]] at Rowe. | Captain [[Moses Rice]] arrived in Charlemont in 1742 and built a fortified home along the riverside east-west trail. His home became a stopping-off point for travelers and militia men moving between posts. This fortified home became one of a line of forts along the northwest corner of Massachusetts built during [[King George's War]] at the direction of Governor Shirley. Captain Rice and his command also built [[Fort Shirley (1)]] at Rowe. | ||
Rice's Fort was apparently continuously garrisoned because of | Rice's Fort was apparently continuously garrisoned because of its strategic location along the river trail. | ||
== [[French & Indian War]] (1754-1763) == | == [[French & Indian War]] (1754-1763) == | ||
Revision as of 09:56, 13 November 2013
Rice's Fort (1743-1756) - First established in 1744 just before King George's War by Captain Moses Rice in Charlemont, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Abandoned in 1756.
King George's War (1744-1748)
Captain Moses Rice arrived in Charlemont in 1742 and built a fortified home along the riverside east-west trail. His home became a stopping-off point for travelers and militia men moving between posts. This fortified home became one of a line of forts along the northwest corner of Massachusetts built during King George's War at the direction of Governor Shirley. Captain Rice and his command also built Fort Shirley (1) at Rowe.
Rice's Fort was apparently continuously garrisoned because of its strategic location along the river trail.
French & Indian War (1754-1763)
Captain Moses Rice and Phineas Rice were killed in 1755 by hostile Indians who tomahawked and scalped Captain Rice. After Captain Rice's death his son Samuel took over the fort and later moved it closer to the river.
Current Status
Unknown
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Location: Charlemont, Franklin County, Massachusetts. Maps & Images Lat: 42.627431 Long: -72.879331 |
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 409
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