Benjamin Burton Garrison Site
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title:
Benjamin Burton Garrison Site
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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 t
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United States historic place
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Benjamin_Burton_Garrison_Site
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2023-08-05T18:32:32Z
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