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.
Statements (46)
| 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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