Fort Mary (Maine)

Fort Mary was a British fort built in 1688 that saw action during Queen Anne's War and was located in Saco, Maine overlooking Winter Harbor / Biddeford Pool.[1][2] The fort replaced Fort Saco (1708), which was built at Saco Falls during King William's War. The commander of the fort during King William's War was Captain John Hill.[3] The fort was attacked in the Northeast Coast Campaign (1703) and natives killed 11 English and took 24 prisoner.[4] Saco was raided again in 1704 and 1705.[5] [6] They overwhelmed the garrison in the fort at Winter Harbor (in present-day Biddeford near Biddeford Pool), forcing them to submit to terms of capitulation. Winter Harbor was raided two more times, in 1707 and 1710.[5] [7]

References

  1. ↑ Forts of Maine
  2. ↑ Fort Mary, Biddeford Pool, Down East Magazine, Vol. 51, Issue 4, Nov. 2004, p. 76
  3. ↑ http://www.geni.com/people/Capt-John-Hill/6000000008176289343
  4. ↑ Owen. Old Times in Saco: A Brief Monograph on Local Events p. 43
  5. 1 2 History of York County. 52-53
  6. ↑ Dec 20 raid on Saco
  7. ↑ Charles Frost correspondence

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