Fort Point State Park

Fort Point State Park
Maine State Park
Fort Point Light
Country	United States
State	Maine
County	Waldo
Town	Stockton Springs

Elevation	33 ft (10 m) ^[1]
Coordinates	44°28′00″N 68°49′08″W / 44.46667°N 68.81889°W / 44.46667; -68.81889Coordinates: 44°28′00″N 68°49′08″W / 44.46667°N 68.81889°W / 44.46667; -68.81889 ^[1]

Area	156 acres (63 ha) ^[2]

Established	1974
Management	Maine Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry

Location in Maine
Website: Fort Point State Park

Fort Point State Park is a publicly owned recreation area overlooking Penobscot Bay from the easternmost tip of Cape Jellison in the town of Stockton Springs, Maine. The state park features the Fort Point Light and includes the remnants of the site of historic Fort Pownall.The park was opened in 1974 and offers hiking trails, picnicking, and fishing.^[3]^[4]

History

The area was settled by English colonists in 1759 when Governor of Massachusetts Thomas Pownall brought in 400 men under the command of Jedidiah Preble to build Fort Pownall during the French and Indian War. The fort, which was meant to strategically protect English interests in the Penobscot River area, saw no action during the war. In 1775, after the British seized the fort's guns in the Burning of Falmouth, rebellious colonists destroyed the blockhouse and filled in its moat to keep it from faliing into British hands. In 1872, a 200-room luxury hotel was constructed on the site with the aim of attracting wealthy guests who would arrive mostly via steamboat. The hotel was not a success and burned down in 1898.^[5]

References

1 2 "Fort Point State Park". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey.
↑ "Outdoors in Maine: State Parks, Public Lands, and Historic Sites" (PDF). Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry. Retrieved December 7, 2015.
↑ "Fort Point State Park". Department of Agriculture, Conservation and Forestry. Retrieved July 26, 2014.
↑ Sarnacki, Aislinn (November 21, 2011). "1-Minute Hike: Fort Point State Park, Stockton Springs, Maine". Bangor Daily News. Act Out with Aislinn. Retrieved August 10, 2013.
↑ "Fort Point State Park Brochure" (PDF). Department of Conservation, Bureau of Parks and Lands. Retrieved December 7, 2015.

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Protected areas of Maine

Federal

National Parks and Historic Sites	Acadia National Park Saint Croix Island International Historic Site

National Wildlife Refuges	Aroostook Carlton Pond Waterfowl Production Area Cross Island Franklin Island Moosehorn Petit Manan Pond Island Rachel Carson Seal Island Sunkhaze Meadows

National Forests	White Mountain

National Trails	Appalachian Trail

National Estuarine Research Reserves	Wells

State

State Parks	Allagash Wilderness Waterway Aroostook Baxter Birch Point Bradbury Mountain Camden Hills Cobscook Bay Crescent Beach Damariscotta Lake Ferry Beach Fort Point Grafton Notch Holbrook Island Sanctuary Lake St. George Lamoine Lilly Bay Moose Point Mount Blue Peacock Beach Peaks-Kenny Penobscot River Corridor Popham Beach Quoddy Head Range Ponds Rangeley Lake Reid Roque Bluffs Shackford Head Sebago Lake Swans Falls Campground Swan Lake Two Lights Vaughan Woods Warren Island Wolfe's Neck Woods

State Historic Sites	Bible Point Colburn House Colonial Pemaquid Eagle Island Fort Baldwin Fort Edgecomb Fort Halifax Fort Kent Fort Knox Fort McClary Fort O'Brien Major Reuben Colburn House John Paul Jones Katahdin Iron Works Mayall Mills Whaleback Shell Midden

State Forests	Durham State Forest

Maine Department of Conservation (web)

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