Fort Halifax

Winslow's Historic Outpost

Daniel J. Tortora

• Publisher: The History Press
• Year: 2014
• Print ISBN: 9781626192928
• eBook ISBN: 9781625847782
• Topic: Historia
• Subtopic: Historia americana temprana

Winslow has grown up around Fort Halifax in its many, many incarnations. Beginning as a French and Indian War garrison and trading post, the fort welcomed historic figures from Benedict Arnold and Aaron Burr to Paul Revere and Chief Joseph Orono. Reduced to one small blockhouse in the 1800s, Fort Halifax hosted archaeologists, travelers, artists, politicians and students. The Flood of 1987 swept away the blockhouse, leaving the fort and its supporters to fight an uphill battle for reconstruction. Throughout varied iterations, uses, trials and tribulations, Fort Halifax has remained the symbol of a community. Join historian Daniel J. Tortora in this engaging narrative of Fort Halifax's fight for survival. Meet the famous visitors to the fort, the local residents who have cared for it and the figures who have kept its memory relevant and its future hopeful.

Table of contents

• Front Cover
• Title Page
• Copyright
• Contents
• Acknowledgements
• Introduction: Winslow’s Historic Outpost
• 1. Indians and Pilgrims: Fort Point before 1754
• 2. General Winslow Builds Fort Halifax, 1754
• 3. Renovating and Manning Fort Halifax, 1755–1770
• 4. A Tory, an Army and a Truck House, 1770–1785
• 5. Relics and Investigations, 1785–1890
• 6. New Owners, New Nostalgia, 1890–1970
• 7. Creating Fort Halifax Park, 1970–1987
• 8. The Flood of 1987 and the Rebuilding Project, 1987–1989
• 9. Winslow’s True Treasure: Fort Halifax Park since 1990
• Conclusion
• Appendix A: Timeline of Events
• Appendix B: Fort Halifax Namesakes
• Notes
• Bibliography
• About the Author