Ellsworth American. [volume] (Ellsworth, Me.) 1855-current, 1880-09-30
YislA Day Of II. Maine Hisso, zeal Society

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bered by the citizens Of Cas,inc a. the day
on which the Maine Historical Society met
in that town. Shortly after the Steamer.
Cas,ine, circular vas distributed which
gave the objects Of in,eres, in and abou, the
| old town.
| These are
/. FoRr PESrA0orT. called also Gas.
tines Fort and Old French Fort. Prob
ably built abou, 1926. II contained Guard
House lOxl5 PAGES. a ,hree-roomed house
Of same dimensions, Chapel. probably the
Capuehin Chapel Of our Lady Of Holy
Hope.l ix6 PAGES. q magazine 10 or l2a36
paoes-oontaining a cellar with a well. and
another building Of the same size. Outside
were palisades. platform for guns, shed.
and orchard. The presen, remains are sup
posed TO be mainly those Of the magazine
| These remains are on the s. f.. shore, on the
premises Of Geo. II. Webb, on Perkins
/ Street,
4coord,ny 10 Oyiiby there ras French
fort hereaboas in 1913. b,a Il IS uncertain
rhether this eds the SITE.
=. FORT GEORGE Bull, by the British
in June, iTTs. Enlarged by tho Ameri-
cans in 1915. The four Bastions mark the
| four points Of the compass The inside area
Of this fort is 32jx230 feet. Here Wa,ls-
worth and Burton we're confined and escaped
and here Ball and Ellio, were hung. This
For, is nearly in the center Of the Peninsula
and around j, the British Batteries, Ac..
we're grouped, as follows. beginning at the
West:
/. West Poin, Battery, 1880 yards from
| For; George bull, in l779
2. Sailors Battery, 1928 yards W. \.
W. from Fort George; 1915.
3. Block House-between the above bat
teries, and 1921 yards from Fort 1918.
4. Battery Griffith. GIG yards ~ ".
from Fort Irregular quadrilateral, Al feet
| front by 80 feet on the sides Enclosed bar
racks. 1915. Near Mr.. Sawyers
5. Battery Sherbrooke. l6s yards North
| Of Fort. Semi-circular, li5 feet in extent,
enclosing redoubt. 1878.
8. Battery Gosselin. AGO yds ~ f. by
f. from Fort, ton brow Of the hill); 1915.
I. Bridge Battery; about AGO yds. y. T..
from Fort near the bridge 1915 and per
haps i77s.
s. Dutch Oven, in the alders to the right
Of the last named battery, on the same side
Of the road baking place Of the British !;
1879.
Q. Seamen's Battery; 1879. Battery
Penobscot; 1915; 30 yards East by North
from Fort; near the cemetery and near
where the old windmill stood.
10. Ha,eh's Field Battery; $40 yds. +.
n. +. from Fort; 1879.
II. North or Fast Poin, Battery; 1905
yds. Z. n. T.. from Fort; near Sandbar: a
square redoubt; 1879.
II. Halfmoon Battery; $50 yds. S. by
Z. from Fort; 1873; in Captain Patchin's
yard, near Court and Broadway.
Is. Battery Purieuse; 1850 yds. s. W.
by s. from Port; near Mrs. Sylvester's
house 1879.
IA. Nautilus Island Battery 1873; the
first battery captured by the Americans.
3. LANDING PLACE, Intrenchments and
Batteries Of Americans in Penobscot expe-
dition; 1879.
l. Trask's Rock-snce called Hinckleys
Rock; spot where the Americans landed.
Trask was a fifer-a lad of IS years-who
played behind this rock. Hinckley was a
Captain from Brunswick, and is said to have
been shot on this rock while cheering on his
men. This rock is on the West shore, and
half way between the Block House Point
and Light House. tbs the only large white
rock on the shore.
2. american Entertainments 1873; 700
yds. South Of West Of Fort George.
8. Wescott's Battery in Westcott's Field;
opposite East Point Battery 1873.
4. Hainey's Battery; 1873; on what is
now Stubb Point, Brooksville; nearly oppo-
site the foot of Main Street.
5. Fort Madison, (called Fort Castine,
United States Fort and Fort Porter y built
in 1911; captured by the British in 1914 |;
enlarged BY the United States in the last
war; few yards South Of Battery Furieuse.
4. OLD HOUSES, &c.
!. Mann House, built BY Calef in 1879
or whereabouts. On Perkins street corner
| of the road Oldest house.
2. Mullett House; corner of Main and
Perkins street; was occupied BY British in
| 1914.
8. The Brigham House, on Main Street,
directly opposite the Mullett house also
occupied by the British in 1914.
4. Whiting House, above the Common
near the High School house, was also garri-
soned by British.
5. The old gun near Port George was in
the fort abandoned by Americans in 1918,
Fort Madison.
6. The old gun At foot Of Main street il
said to have belonged to the old ship
Canova, built about 1920.
!. The old wreck, visible At very low
tides, ON Water street, above the shipyard,
vas probably that Of . British Transport Of
1879.
Something Of the history of this Justly
famous old town, and Of the sxercises Of the
day We subjoin from the Portland Adc~-
Gssr:
Castine first appears in recorded history
under the Indian name, Pentagoet The
shell heaps, found on the neighbofing shores,
indicate that the spot was ffequented BY the
Penobscot Indians long before il Va discov-
ered By EaFepsen voyagers. There Il .