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Fort Point State Park is a state park at Cape Jellison in Stockton Springs, Maine. The park occupies and opened in 1974.〔〔〔 Within the park is Fort Point Light (Maine) and the site of the Fort Pownall. ==History== What is now Fort Point was settled by English colonists in 1759 when Governor of Massachusetts Thomas Pownall brought 400 men to the area under the command of Jedidiah Preble and built Fort Pownall, which was built during the French and Indian War to defend the area against Native and French adversaries. It was strategically built to protect English interests in the Penobscot River area. The fort saw no action during the war and the French threat was eliminated as a result of the war. In 1775, the British seized and destroyed the Fort in the Burning of Falmouth during the initial stages of the American Revolutionary War.〔 In 1872, the Fort Point Hotel was built, attracting wealthy guests from across the region, most of whom arrived via steamboat. The hotel burned in the spring of 1898.〔 The park offers opportunities for picnicking and fishing.〔 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Fort Point State Park」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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