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Fort Richmond, Maine

Home > Places to Visit > Historic Forts > Fort Richmond

Information about Fort Richmond, Maine

The fort is actually considered to be the site of two forts. One that stood on the site as early as 1721 and another that stood on the site from 1740 to 1755. The forts provided protection from the French and hostile Native Americans. Currently, all that remains is an archaeological site where digging is ongoing to recover old artifacts.

Directions and Maps to Fort Richmond, Maine.

Overhead Picture of Fort Richmond. By Wikimapia.
http://wikimapia.org/27267349/Site-of-Fort-Richmond

Other Web Sites with Information about Fort Richmond, Maine

Fort Richmond Archaeological Site on Facebook.https://www.facebook.com/pages/Fort-Richmond-Archaeological-Site/

Archaeology and History at Colonial Fort Richmond, Maine Humanities Councilhttp://mainehumanities.org/programs/history-camp/fort-richmond.html

History of Richmond, Maine. Town of Richmond Website.www.richmondmaine.com/history-of-richmond.aspx

Richmond, Maine by Wikipedia.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Richmond,_Maine

News Articles, Documents, and Publications
about Fort Richmond, Maine

July 5, 2013."Archaeological dig to continue through Richmond-Dresden bridge construction". The Press Herald.

June 6, 2013."Maine's Fort Richmond Excavated". Archaeology Institute of America.

June 5, 2013."Archaeologists Unearth Remains of 18th Century Maine Fort". MPBN.

April 30, 2013."Answers may rest in Fort Richmond soil". Kennebec Journal.

September 12, 2011."Richmond duo digging for historical treasure". Morning Sentinel.

September 25, 2000. "The Forts of Maine".  By Frederick W. Chesson.

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