Castine, past and present; the ancient settlement of Pentagöet and the modern town . he workmen and soldiers. In fact, nearlyone-half this fort has been worn away on the water frontby the action of the rain and tides. A large portionupon the sides and rear, including the whole of the outerfortification, has also been destroyed. The cellar wall isabout seventy feet from the edge of the present bank ofthe river. According to the plans it must originally havebeen over two hundred feet from the water. The site ofthis fort was probably a favorite place of resort for theIndians long before the adven
Castine, past and present; the ancient settlement of Pentagöet and the modern town . he workmen and soldiers. In fact, nearlyone-half this fort has been worn away on the water frontby the action of the rain and tides. A large portionupon the sides and rear, including the whole of the outerfortification, has also been destroyed. The cellar wall isabout seventy feet from the edge of the present bank ofthe river. According to the plans it must originally havebeen over two hundred feet from the water. The site ofthis fort was probably a favorite place of resort for theIndians long before the advent of Europeans. This isinferred from the existence here of a large shell deposit,from which have been extracted arrow-heads and otherpieces of flint, Indian pipes, etc. Two other shell depositsare to be seen on the opposite shore, in Brooksville. Oneis at Henrys Point and the other at Longfellow one of these places a piece of veritable Indian pot-tery, showing the string markings, was unearthed lastsummer. Next in importance to the fort just described, and SffOffE | FRON1. 3. FORT PENTAGOET CASTINE ME. .PLAN 01- EXCnV/moNS MADE IN 1S7S AND 1S92
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