Fort Halifax

building, Winslow, Maine

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Fort Halifax was a fort established in 1754 in what is now Winslow, Maine. It was the oldest extant blockhouse in the United States until it was destroyed in a flood in 1987. The settlement around Fort Halifax was later incorporated as the city of Waterville.12

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Winslow contains Fort Halifax (built 1754; reconstructed 1988), which was the oldest extant blockhouse in the United States until it was destroyed in a flood in 1987. In addition to state government activities, the economy relies upon the manufacture of textiles and paper products, livestock raising, tourism,…
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Winslow contains Fort Halifax (built 1754; reconstructed 1988), which was the oldest extant blockhouse in the United States until it was destroyed in a flood in 1987. In addition to state government activities, the economy relies upon the manufacture of textiles and paper products, livestock raising, tourism,…
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