Fort O'Brien

Fort O'Brien
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
View of fort remains: Revolutionary War on the left, Civil War on the right
Nearest city	Machiasport, Maine
Coordinates	44°41′22″N 67°23′48″W / 44.68944°N 67.39667°W / 44.68944; -67.39667Coordinates: 44°41′22″N 67°23′48″W / 44.68944°N 67.39667°W / 44.68944; -67.39667
Area	0 acres (0 ha)
Built	1775
Governing body	State
NRHP Reference #	69000024 [1]
Added to NRHP	October 01, 1969

Fort O'Brien State Historic Site, also known as Fort Machias, preserves the remains of a fort located in Machiasport, Maine that was built and destroyed three times over a 90-year period.

The Civil War batteries

The first fort was built in 1775 to guard the Machias River and its communities, and destroyed by the British during the American Revolutionary War in the same year. The fort was rebuilt in 1777, and then destroyed by the British in 1814 during the War of 1812. Gun batteries were installed at the site in 1863, during the American Civil War.^[2] The cannon "Napoleon" still exists on site.

The site is open from Memorial Day through Labor Day.

References

External links

• Fort O'Brien State Historic Site - official site
• Article about Fort O'Brien State Historic Site

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