Fort Ingall
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Fort Ingall was originally a British fieldwork built in Cabano, Quebec
, Canada
in 1839 for the Aroostook War
between Great Britain
and the United States of America.
The site is now a reconstructed 19th century fort museum
that features exhibits about the fort's history and the Aroostook War, as well as artifacts recovered from the site. In season, guided tours demonstrate the soldiers' lives during that time.
In 1842, a the treaty of Webster-Ashburton settle the boundary and the conflict ended.
The oral tradition says the Fort was demolish by the first inhabitant of Cabano in the 1900s, using the large wood logs to build their houses. By the 1920s, nothing remained of the Fort.
In the 50s, the Fort was almost forgotten, being more of a legend, until the archeological excavations of the 60s. In 1972, the Fort was rebuilt exactly like the original, with construction techniques of the 19th century.
Fort Ingall is now poperty of a non-profit organization, the Historical and Archeological Society of Temiscouata.
Cabano, Quebec
Cabano is a city in Témiscouata Regional County Municipality within the Bas-Saint-Laurent region of Quebec, Canada. It is situated on Lake Témiscouata on Route 185.On May 9, 1950, a fire destroyed a large part of the city....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
in 1839 for the Aroostook War
Aroostook War
The Aroostook War was an undeclared nonviolent confrontation in 1838/1839 between the United States and Great Britain over the international boundary between British North America and Maine. The compromise resolution win a mutually accepted border between the state of Maine and the provinces of...
between Great Britain
Great Britain
Great Britain or Britain is an island situated to the northwest of Continental Europe. It is the ninth largest island in the world, and the largest European island, as well as the largest of the British Isles...
and the United States of America.
The site is now a reconstructed 19th century fort museum
Museum
A museum is an institution that cares for a collection of artifacts and other objects of scientific, artistic, cultural, or historical importance and makes them available for public viewing through exhibits that may be permanent or temporary. Most large museums are located in major cities...
that features exhibits about the fort's history and the Aroostook War, as well as artifacts recovered from the site. In season, guided tours demonstrate the soldiers' lives during that time.
History
In 1839, Lt. Frederick Lenox Ingall was asked to build a fieldwork on the Lake Temiscouata. In the summer, three barracks, one for the officers, and two for the men where erected near the Lake, at the end of the road from Riviere-du-Loup. A small detachment of the 24th Regiment of Foot arrived in the summer. They were only 12 men with their 6 wives and 11 children. In the following years, the small fieldwork became a fortified fort of 12 barracks surrounded by a 12 feet stockade. Three other Regiments occupied the Fort between 1839 and 1841, the 11th, the 56th and the 68th of Foot, in order, with a maximum occupation of 200 men.In 1842, a the treaty of Webster-Ashburton settle the boundary and the conflict ended.
The oral tradition says the Fort was demolish by the first inhabitant of Cabano in the 1900s, using the large wood logs to build their houses. By the 1920s, nothing remained of the Fort.
In the 50s, the Fort was almost forgotten, being more of a legend, until the archeological excavations of the 60s. In 1972, the Fort was rebuilt exactly like the original, with construction techniques of the 19th century.
Fort Ingall is now poperty of a non-profit organization, the Historical and Archeological Society of Temiscouata.
External links
- Fort Ingall - museum website