Fort Kent
Fort Kent, located at the confluence of the Fish and Saint John rivers in the town of Fort Kent, Maine, United States, is the only surviving American fortification built during the border tensions with neighboring New Brunswick known as the Aroostook War.Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Fort Kent station and Jean-Baptiste Daigle House.
Fort Kent station
Railway station
Photo: Wikimedia, Public domain.
The Fort Kent Railroad Station is a historic railroad station at Main and Market Streets in Fort Kent, Maine. It was built in 1902 by the Fish River Railroad, a line that was used in service until 1979. Fort Kent station is situated 2,300 feet northeast of Fort Kent.
Jean-Baptiste Daigle House
Museum
The Jean-Baptiste Daigle House is a historic house at 4 Dubé Street in Fort Kent, Maine. Built c. 1840, it is a rare surviving example of an Acadian log house, and the only one known to be near its original location. Jean-Baptiste Daigle House is situated 2,500 feet northeast of Fort Kent.
Northern Maine Medical Center
Hospital
The Northern Maine Medical Center is a hospital located in the town of Fort Kent, Maine. It serves most of Aroostook County, including more than ten small and medium-sized communities. Northern Maine Medical Center is situated 1 mile north of Fort Kent.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Fort Kent and Clair.
Fort Kent
Fort Kent is a small town in the Aroostook region of Maine along the USA border with Canada. It is at the end of U.S. Highway 1.Clair
Village
Clair is a former Canadian village in Madawaska County, New Brunswick, now part of Haut-Madawaska.
Fort Kent Mills
Village
Fort Kent Mills is an unincorporated village in the town of Fort Kent, Aroostook County, Maine, United States. The community is located on Maine State Route 11 and the Fish River, south of the village of Fort Kent.
Fort Kent
- Type: Fort
- Description: fort in Maine, U.S.A
- Categories: building, historic site, tourist attraction, and tourism
- Location: Town of Fort Kent, Aroostook, Maine, New England, United States, North America
- View on OpenStreetMap
Latitude
47.25279° or 47° 15′ 10″ northLongitude
-68.59525° or 68° 35′ 43″ westOpen location code
87VH7C33+4WOpenStreetMap ID
way 307235590OpenStreetMap feature
building=yesOpenStreetMap feature
historic=fortWikidata ID
Q5471429
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From German to Swedish—“Fort Kent” goes by many names.
- German: “Fort kent”
- Swedish: “Fort Kent (fästning)”
- Swedish: “Fort Kent”
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Notable Places Nearby
Highlights include Fort Kent State Historic Site and Fort Kent Fire Department.
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