Fort Kent
Historic site in Maine, United States in Fort Kent, Maine. Added to the National Register in 1969, and a National Historic Landmark.
What it is
Fort Kent, located at the confluence of the Fish and Saint John rivers in the town of Fort Kent, Maine, United States, is the only surviving American fortification built during the border tensions with neighboring New Brunswick known as the Aroostook War. It is preserved as the Fort Kent State Historic Site, which features an original log blockhouse that is open for visits in the summer. The fort was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1969 and declared a National Historic Landmark in 1973.
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The record
| Property type | Building |
| Address | About 0.75 mi. SW of Fort Kent off ME 11, Fort Kent vicinity, ME |
| County | Aroostook County |
| Listed | Dec 1, 1969 |
| Reference number | 69000005 |
| Type of place | fort |
| Designations | National Historic Landmark |
| Contributing resources | 1 buildings |
| Standing | Yes |
The nomination form, the document that argues why this place matters, is in the National Archives: Read the nomination ↗
Visiting
| Address | About 0.75 mi. SW of Fort Kent off ME 11, Fort Kent, ME |
| Coordinates | 47.25279, -68.59523 · Directions ↗ |
| Nearest national park unit | Maine Acadian Culture · 0 mi · on Park Atlas |
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Nearby in Aroostook County
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Sources
Location, dates, type and contributing counts come from the National Park Service's National Register spatial data. Construction date, architect, style, photograph and encyclopedia link come from Wikidata and Wikimedia Commons, matched on reference number 69000005. Nothing here is transcribed by hand. The description under "What it is" is the opening of the Wikipedia article, CC BY-SA.