Built in 1754 to withstand Indian attack, Fort Western in Augusta is the oldest

Authors

Ellen MacDonald Ward

Source

Down East

Date

4-1-1995

Pages

62-65, 106

Abstract

Built in 1754 to withstand Indian attack, Fort Western in Augusta is the oldest surviving wooden fortification in New England. Today its period-costumed staff recreate eighteenth-century life as a dynamic history lesson for the fort's 15,000 annual visitors. Details, directions to eight other Maine forts open for visiting.

Recommended Citation

Ward, Ellen MacDonald, "Built in 1754 to withstand Indian attack, Fort Western in Augusta is the oldest" (1995). Maine News Index - Down East Magazine. 265.
https://digitalcommons.portlandlibrary.com/news_downeast/265