Old Fort Western (Augusta, Me.)
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Old Fort Western (Augusta, Me.)
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Old Fort Western (Augusta, Me.)
Old Fort Western Fund (Augusta, Me.)
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Oldest surviving wooden fort in the U.S., Fort Western was built in 1754 by the Kennebec Proprietors, a Boston-based company seeking to settle lands on the Kennebec River which had been granted to the Pilgrims more than a century earlier; used during French and Indian War; restored by the Gannett family in the 1920s; name changed to Old Fort Western in late 20th century and in early 21st century to Old Fort Western Fund. Primarily known as Old Fort Western.
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https://viaf.org/viaf/145623573
https://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-n2004073666
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Maine--Augusta
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Augusta (Me.)
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United States
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Maine
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Hallowell (Me.)
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