The main fort building’s 12-inch thick walls were built from hand-hewn timber cut in the Richmond area and floated upriver to what is now Augusta, Maine, but was then part of Massachusetts.

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You are able to gift 5 more articles this month. Anyone can access the link you share with no account required. Learn more. AUGUSTA — The city’s Fourth of July observance Tuesday offered ...

The lecture is about early trading posts in central Maine along the Kennebec River; a meet and greet is set for July 24. AUGUSTA — The fourth of a series of lectures sponsored by Old Fort ...

AUGUSTA, Maine (WABI) - America’s oldest surviving wooden fort re-opened its gates to visitors today in Augusta. Old Fort Western, built-in 1754, is once again welcoming guests from all over in ...

AUGUSTA, Maine (WABI) - Saturday marks 250 years since the U.S. Army was established. There will be parades and events around the country including at Old Fort Western in Augusta where they will ...

AUGUSTA – Old Fort Western’s 2008-09 “Guide to Pre-Scheduled Programs at Old Fort Western” will be posted to the fort’s Web site on Aug. 25.The brochure describes in detail 17 programs ...

The future USS Augusta already has been christened at the Austal USA shipyard on the Alabama coast, ... Cony High School and Fort Western. CUTTING-EDGE NAVY WARSHIP BEING BUILT IN MAINE.

They say the privy – an outside toilet area – at Old Fort Western may be a treasure trove of artifacts.