{"id":35899,"date":"2021-10-01T14:06:47","date_gmt":"2021-10-01T14:06:47","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/?p=35899"},"modified":"2021-10-01T14:06:47","modified_gmt":"2021-10-01T14:06:47","slug":"fort-halifax-state-historic-site-winslow","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/staging.mainebyfoot.com\/index.php\/2021\/10\/01\/fort-halifax-state-historic-site-winslow\/","title":{"rendered":"Fort Halifax State Historic Site"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><iframe loading=\"lazy\" src=\"https:\/\/www.google.com\/maps\/d\/u\/0\/embed?mid=1KOPV8ls5UpayGY2ja-9SwDG7pvaRwCI&amp;ehbc=2E312F\" width=\"640\" height=\"480\"><\/iframe>You can take a pleasant stroll around the meadow and take in the views of the Kennebec and Sebasticook Rivers and old Hathaway Mill, as well check out the oldest blockhouse in the U.S. (a small fortification, usually just one building, according to Wikipedia). The lawns are neatly mown, making it easy to walk around them. There&#8217;s a small beach at the point where the two rivers meet. Two chairs had been set up the day I visited. More information <a href=\"https:\/\/www.kmtrails.info\/trails\/winslow\/fort-halifax-park\/\">here<\/a>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The blockhouse was part of <a href=\"https:\/\/en.wikipedia.org\/wiki\/Fort_Halifax_(Maine)\">a fort<\/a> built by Major General John Winslow and his soldiers in 1754 to protect English settlers from the French and their Native American allies.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p><strong>Directions: <\/strong>The entrance to the park is at 70-98 Bay Street (Route 201), across the bridge on the north side from the intersection of Routes 201 and 137.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-jetpack-tiled-gallery aligncenter is-style-rectangular\"><div class=\"\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__gallery\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__row\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:53.08704%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"1067\" data-id=\"35952\" data-link=\"https:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/fort-halifax-state-historic-site-winslow\/fort-halifax-mill-min\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/fort-halifax-mill-min-768x1024.jpg\" data-width=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mainebyfoot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/fort-halifax-mill-min-768x1024.jpg?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:46.91296%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"600\" data-id=\"70058\" data-link=\"https:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/fort-halifax-state-historic-site-winslow\/fort-halifax-path\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/fort-halifax-path.jpg\" data-width=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mainebyfoot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/fort-halifax-path.jpg?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/figure><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"600\" data-id=\"70060\" data-link=\"https:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/fort-halifax-state-historic-site-winslow\/fort-halifax-chairs\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/fort-halifax-chairs.jpg\" data-width=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mainebyfoot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/fort-halifax-chairs.jpg?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><div class=\"tiled-gallery__row\"><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:36.02804%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"1067\" data-id=\"35947\" data-link=\"https:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/fort-halifax-state-historic-site-winslow\/fort-halifax2-min\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/fort-halifax2-min-768x1024.jpg\" data-width=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mainebyfoot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2022\/10\/fort-halifax2-min-768x1024.jpg?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/figure><\/div><div class=\"tiled-gallery__col\" style=\"flex-basis:63.97196%\"><figure class=\"tiled-gallery__item\"><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"\" data-height=\"600\" data-id=\"70059\" data-link=\"https:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/fort-halifax-state-historic-site-winslow\/fort-halifax-river\/\" data-url=\"https:\/\/mainebyfoot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/fort-halifax-river.jpg\" data-width=\"800\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/mainebyfoot.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/10\/fort-halifax-river.jpg?ssl=1\" data-amp-layout=\"responsive\"\/><\/figure><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>You can take a pleasant stroll around the meadow and take in the views of the Kennebec and Sebasticook Rivers and old Hathaway Mill, as well check out the oldest blockhouse in the U.S. (a small fortification, usually just one building, according to Wikipedia). 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