Fort Halifax

Historical marker location:

Winslow, Maine

( Marker can be reached from Halifax Street (U.S. 201) 0.2 miles north of China Road (Maine Route 137), on the left when traveling north.)

Oldest Blockhouse in the United States.

Maine was originally part of Massachusetts: Maine was a part of the Massachusetts Bay Colony and was officially recognized as a separate state on March 15, 1820, becoming the 23rd state of the United States.