Item 66165 - Fort Western and Block House, Augusta, ca. 1938

Item 66165 - Fort Western and Block House, Augusta, ca. 1938
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Item 66165
Fort Western and Block House, Augusta, ca. 1938
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The caption reads, "Fort Western and Block House, built 1754, Augusta, Maine." Fort Western was built as a trading post along the Kennebec River.

The Tichnor Brothers printing company published this type of postcard about 1930-1945. It was part of the Tichnor Brothers Maine series of postcards that they created to bolster tourism, in Maine.

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