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
[edit]- ^ Forts of Maine
- ^ Fort Mary, Biddeford Pool, Down East Magazine, Vol. 51, Issue 4, Nov. 2004, p. 76 Archived 2015-11-17 at the Wayback Machine
- ^ "Capt. John Hill". 15 November 2022.
- ^ Owen. Old Times in Saco: A Brief Monograph on Local Events p. 43
- ^ a b History of York County. 52-53
- ^ Dec 20 raid on Saco
- ^ Charles Frost correspondence