Fort Sullivan, Eastport

Name: Fort Sullivan
Address: Eastport, United States

#6 among attractions in Eastport

Museum, Military museum, History museum

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Facts and practical information

Fort Sullivan was a 19th-century military fortification in Eastport, Maine. It lay opposite New Brunswick, Canada, and served as an important coastal defense for the easternmost United States of America during the 19th century. As part of the establishment of New Ireland during the War of 1812, British Commodore Sir Thomas Hardy, 1st Baronet conquered the fort in 1814 and renamed it Fort Sherbrooke after John Coape Sherbrooke, the Governor of Nova Scotia. ()

Built: 1808 (216 years ago)Coordinates: 44°54'27"N, 66°59'19"W

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Eastport United States

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Fort Sullivan – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Nearby attractions include: Boynton Street Historic District, Central Congregational Church, Tides Institute & Museum of Art, Eastport City Hall.

~1220 ftSE
Park
Boynton Street Historic District, Eastport
6 min walk • The Boynton Street Historic District encompasses three historic Federal-period houses between 13 and 26 Boynton Street in Eastport, Maine.
~1170 ftS
Church
Central Congregational Church, Eastport
6 min walk • The Central Congregational Church is a historic church at 26 Middle Street in Eastport, Maine, USA. The meeting house was built in 1829, and is a remarkably sophisticated example of Federal style architecture for what was then a frontier community. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1976.
~1640 ftSE
44°54'15"N • 66°59'3"W
Tides Institute & Museum of Art, Eastport
8 min walk • Art museum, Museum, Art gallery
~860 ftSW
City hall
Eastport City Hall, Eastport
5 min walk • The Eastport City Hall, originally built as the Boynton High School, is an historic municipal building at 78 High Street in Eastport, Maine. Built in 1847 to a design by Gridley James Fox Bryant, it was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2002.
~1100 ftE
Park
Eastport Historic District, Eastport
6 min walk • The Eastport Historic District encompasses the late 19th-century commercial center of the city of Eastport, Maine. Set on a five-block stretch of Water Street, this area was almost completely redeveloped after a major fire in 1886, and many of its buildings are the work of a single architect, Henry Black.
0.4 miS
44°54'7"N • 66°59'13"W
Crow Tracks Gallery, Eastport
11 min walk • Museum
~1670 ftSE
Library
Peavey Memorial Library, Eastport
9 min walk • Peavey Memorial Library is an historic public library in downtown Eastport, Maine, United States. It was built in 1893 in the Romanesque Revival style and named for Albert Peavey, an Eastport resident whose son, Frank Peavey, had moved to Minnesota, founded a major grain company, and invented the concrete grain elevator.

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Which popular attractions are close to Fort Sullivan?

Nearby attractions include Eastport City Hall, Eastport (5 min walk), Eastport Historic District, Eastport (6 min walk), Central Congregational Church, Eastport (6 min walk), Boynton Street Historic District, Eastport (6 min walk).

Fort Sullivan, Eastport

Facts and practical information

Eastport plan & book

Fort Sullivan – popular in the area (distance from the attraction)

Boynton Street Historic District, Eastport

Central Congregational Church, Eastport

Tides Institute & Museum of Art, Eastport

Eastport City Hall, Eastport

Eastport Historic District, Eastport

Crow Tracks Gallery, Eastport

Peavey Memorial Library, Eastport

Frequently Asked Questions (FAQ)

Which popular attractions are close to Fort Sullivan?