Download e-book for kindle: Fort Halifax: Winslow's Historic Outpost (Landmarks) by Daniel J. Tortora

By Daniel J. Tortora

Winslow has grown up round fortress Halifax in its many, many incarnations. starting as a French and Indian battle garrison and buying and selling put up, the citadel welcomed old figures from Benedict Arnold and Aaron Burr to Paul Revere and leader Joseph Orono. decreased to 1 small blockhouse within the 1800s, fortress Halifax hosted archaeologists, tourists, artists, politicians and scholars. The Flood of 1987 swept away the blockhouse, leaving the citadel and its supporters to struggle an uphill conflict for reconstruction. all through various iterations, makes use of, trials and tribulations, fortress Halifax has remained the logo of a group. sign up for historian Daniel J. Tortora during this enticing narrative of castle Halifax's struggle for survival. Meet the recognized viewers to the fortress, the neighborhood citizens who've cared for it and the figures who've stored its reminiscence correct and its destiny hopeful.

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