Fort Halifax:: Winslow's Historic Outpost (Landmarks) - Softcover

Tortora, Daniel J.

Softcover

ISBN 10: 1626192928 ISBN 13: 9781626192928

Publisher: The History Press, 2014

Synopsis

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.

About this title

About the Author:

Daniel Tortora, PhD, is an assistant professor of history at Colby College. An expert on early American and Native American history, he speaks extensively on the French and Indian War and Revolutionary War eras, leads battlefield and historic tours and has contributed to numerous films, archaeological projects, websites, exhibits and research projects. In 2011, he was appointed to the Fort Halifax Park Implementation Committee.

Review:

"We learn much about local,state and national history and preserving buildings as physical structures and symbols. . . . Tortora does a first-rate job. . . . The book includes wonderful black and white maps, plans, portraits and images from the 250-year history." --Maine Sunday Telegram

About this edition

• Publisher: The History Press
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1626192928
• ISBN 13: 9781626192928
• Binding: Paperback
• Number of pages: 160