Fort Pownall Memorial
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| Fort Pownall Memorial | |
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| U.S. National Register of Historic Places | |
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| Nearest city: | Stockton Springs, Maine |
| Coordinates: | Coordinates: |
| Built/Founded: | 1759 |
| Architectural style(s): | No Style Listed |
| Added to NRHP: | October 28, 1969 |
| NRHP Reference#: | 69000028[1] |
| Governing body: | State |
The Fort Pownall Memorial is located in Maine's 120 acre Fort Point State Park. The park is located on Fort Point, a small peninsula running eastward from Cape Jellison.[2]
In 1760, Massachusetts governor Thomas Pownall led the construction of a fort here, which he named Fort Pownall after himself. It was intended to secure the area for European settlement by driving off the remaining Noridgwoak and Penobscot Indians. No battles took place at the fort. In 1775, British forces seized the cannons and powder. Later, a regiment of continental soldiers burnt the blockhouse and filled in most of the ditches to prevent use by the British.[3]
[edit] References
- ^ National Register Information System. National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service (2007-01-23).
- ^ Fort Point State Historic Site. State of Maine, Department of Conservation, Bureau of Parks & Land. Retrieved on 2008-04-07.
- ^ Fort Pownall. State of Maine, Department of Conservation, Bureau of Parks & Land (2004-12-02). Retrieved on 2007-11-04.
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Located in Maine
