Old Fort Western

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Old Fort Western is a historic 18th-century wooden fort and trading post on the Kennebec River, recognized as one of the oldest surviving wooden military structures in the United States.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf historic fort
museum
tourist attraction
trading post
architecturalStyle 18th-century colonial military architecture
category living history museum
open-air museum
coordinateLocation 44.310°N 69.776°W
country United States of America
surface form: United States
dateOfConstruction 1754
dateOfNationalHistoricLandmarkDesignation 1960
dateOfNRHPListing 1966
describedAs one of the oldest surviving wooden military structures in the United States
hasPart barracks
blockhouse
officers’ quarters
palisade
trading store
hasVisitorCenter true
hasWebsite https://www.oldfortwestern.org/
heritageDesignation National Historic Landmark
National Register of Historic Places
surface form: U.S. National Register of Historic Places listing
inception 1754
locatedIn Kennebec County, Maine
Maine
United States of America
surface form: United States
locatedNear Maine State House
downtown Augusta, Maine
locatedOnWaterway Kennebec River
location Augusta, Maine
material wood
NRHPReferenceNumber 66000095
NRHPType building
fortification
offers educational programs
guided tours
openToPublic true
operator Augusta, Georgia
surface form: City of Augusta
ownedBy Augusta, Georgia
surface form: City of Augusta
partOf Augusta Historic District
significantEvent Invasion of Quebec (1775)
surface form: Benedict Arnold’s 1775 expedition to Quebec

French and Indian War era frontier defense
significantPeriod 18th century
use military fort
museum
trading post

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Augusta, Maine hasLandmark Old Fort Western