Fort Western

Fort Western
Fort Western in 1936
Fort Western is located in Maine
Fort Western
Fort Western is located in the United States
Fort Western
LocationBowman Street, Augusta, Maine
Coordinates44°18′59″N 69°46′16″W / 44.31639°N 69.77111°W / 44.31639; -69.77111
Arealess than one acre
Built1754
ArchitectGershom Flagg
NRHP reference No.69000009
Significant dates
Added to NRHPDecember 2, 1969[1]
Designated NHLNovember 7, 1973[2]

Fort Western is a former British colonial outpost at the head of navigation on the Kennebec River at modern Augusta, Maine, United States. It was built in 1754 during the French and Indian War, and is now a National Historic Landmark and local historic site owned by the city. Its main building, the only original element of the fort to survive, was restored in 1920 and now depicts its original use as a trading post.

  1. ^ "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places. National Park Service. January 23, 2007.
  2. ^ "Fort Western". National Historic Landmark summary listing. National Park Service. Archived from the original on 2010-09-23. Retrieved 2008-05-14.

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