Benjamin Burton Garrison Site

Benjamin Burton Garrison Site
U.S. National Register of Historic Places
Nearest city	Cushing, Maine
Area	1 acre (0.40 ha)
Built	1753 (1753)
Built by	Benjamin Burton
NRHP reference No.	83000461 [1]
Added to NRHP	September 9, 1983

The Benjamin Burton Garrison Site is a historic archaeological site in Cushing, Maine. It is the location of a palisaded stone blockhouse built in 1753 by Benjamin Burton, an Irish immigrant who came to what was then a frontier area in 1751. Burton's blockhouse was one of several colonial defensive positions on the Saint George River, occupying a position between present-day Thomaston, and Pleasant Point at the mouth of the river. The blockhouse was attacked by Native Americans in 1756, during the French and Indian War. ^[2]

The site of Burton's blockhouse was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1983 for its archaeological significance. ^[1]

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Knox County, Maine

References

1. "National Register Information System". National Register of Historic Places . National Park Service. July 9, 2010.
2. Cilley, J.M (July 1898). "The Burtons of Thomaston". The Maine Bugle (Campaign V, Call 3): 200–202.