Fort William Henry
- Also Known As: Fort Frederick
- Address: 2 Colonial Pemaquid Dr
- Vicinity: NW of Pemaquid Beach
- Village of Pemaquid in Bristol, ME
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Y/M/D | Person | Association | Description | Composition | Food | Event |
| 1678/04/00 | The Province of New York signs the Treaty of Casco, ending King Philip's War. The agreement recognizes English property rights, Abenaki sovereignty over Maine and the rebuilding of Fort Charles at Pemaquid. | King Philip's War | ||||
| 1696/08/00 | Fort William Henry is besieged and destroyed by a combined French and Indigenous force. The defeat is one of the most significant English losses of the conflict, as the fort was considered the most formidable English stronghold in New England at the time. | King William's War | ||||
| 1729/06/00 | Col David Dunbar | King's Surveyor | His Majesty King George the Second's Surveyor of the King's Woods undertakes the rebuilding of Fort William Henry, thereafter bestowing upon it the new appellation of Fort Frederick. | |||
| 1745/07/00 | Fort Frederick at Pemaquid, in the Province of Maine, is assailed by warriors of the Penobscot and Norridgewock tribes, acting in concert under the Wabanaki Confederacy during their Northeast Coast Campaign. | King George's War | ||||
| 1747/09/00 | About 30 British colonials successfully defend Fort Frederick from a force of 60 French and Abenaki fighters. | King George's War | ||||
| 1908/00/00 | The current stone building is a 20th-century replica of the Fort William Henry bastion. |
| Particulars for Fort William Henry: | |
|---|---|
| Cultural Affiliation | Abenaki |
| Cultural Affiliation | Colonial American |
| Area of Significance | Commemorative Property |
| Criteria | Exemplar |
| Structure Type | Fortification |
| Criteria | Information Potential |
| Other Description | Marker |
| Area of Significance | Military |
| Museum Type | Museum |
| Disposition | Reconstructed Property |
| Owner | State |
| Sight Category | Structure |
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