Fort Kent (fort)

	Fort Kent
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. National Historic Landmark
	Fort Kent Location in Maine
Nearest city	Fort Kent, Maine
Coordinates	47°15′10″N 68°35′42″W / 47.25278°N 68.59500°W
Built	1839
NRHP reference No.	69000005
Significant dates
Added to NRHP	December 1, 1969
Designated NHL	November 7, 1973

Fort Kent, located at the confluence of the Fish and Saint John rivers in the town of Fort Kent, Maine, United States, is the only surviving American fortification built during the border tensions with neighboring New Brunswick known as the Aroostook War. It is preserved as the Fort Kent State Historic Site, which features an original log blockhouse that is open for visits in the summer.^[1]^[2] The fort was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1969 and declared a National Historic Landmark in 1973.^[3]^[4]

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