Haunted Fort Knox | PrimeTravels | Visting Maine

Fort Knox, now Fort Knox State Park or Fort Knox State Historic Site, is located on the western bank of the Penobscot River in the town of Prospect, Maine, about 5 miles (8.0 km) from the mouth of the river. Built between 1844 and 1869, it was the first fort in Maine built entirely of granite; most previous forts used wood, earth, and stone. It is named after Major General Henry Knox, the first U.S. Secretary of War and Commander of Artillery during the American Revolutionary War. As a virtually intact example of a mid-19th century granite coastal fortification, it was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1969 and declared a National Historic Landmark on December 30, 1970. Fort Knox also serves as the entry site for the observation tower of the Penobscot Narrows Bridge that opened to the public in 2007.
Fort Knox never saw battle, though it was manned during times of war. During the American Civil War volunteers from Maine, mostly recruits in training before assignment to active duty, manned the fort. Thomas Lincoln Casey supervised work on the fort, including adapting the batteries to use the recently invented Rodman cannon, and oversaw its completion.
The fort today is distinguished as one of the best-preserved and most accessible forts in the United States. Virtually all of the fort is open to the public. Several period weapons are on site, including two 15-inch Rodman smoothbores in the water batteries (one remounted), an 8-inch Rodman converted rifle near the parking lot, a 10-inch Rodman smoothbore in the fort, and several 24-pounder flank howitzers. Remounted 15-inch Rodman guns are rare, as they weigh 50,000 pounds. They were the largest weapon produced in quantity of the Civil War era.
Fort Knox was featured as one of the haunted locations on the paranormal TV series Most Terrifying Places in America in an episode titled "Cursed Towns" that aired on the Travel Channel in 2018. The Travel Channel's television show Destination Fear filmed at the abandoned fort for the third episode of their third season (2021).
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[@SomeplaceOrAnother]

That fort looks cool 😎

[@PrimeTimeTravelers]

Loved it. We could've spent hours there

[@TravelingTramps]

So you're saying this Fort Knox has no gold, but plenty of 👻👻👻's! Fun and interesting tour, Dan and Tori. But, "what the heck!" Better stick close. 🤣🤣 It was cool seeing the fort and we loved the explore. Thanks for bringing us along.

[@PrimeTimeTravelers]

Yeah luckily no ghosts followed us home! Loved exploring there, would go back again for sure!

[@LetsHeadOut]

That’s an awesome place it reminds me of fort Pulaski on Tybee island outside of Savannah Georgia

[@PrimeTimeTravelers]

Oh cool. We've never been there

[@MegaMillionsMike]

Looks like a fun time in Maine 😎

[@PrimeTimeTravelers]

Mike! Good to hear from you. Hope u are good! Yeah loved it here

[@birdnest5814]

Great tour of it. The dark place was spooky though. Awesome fort. Thanks for sharing, my friends 👍👏😊💕🤗😎✌️

[@PrimeTimeTravelers]

Thank you so much! Your kind words always make us smile.

[@FollowThomas]

This place is a huge, really cool place to explore. 👍

[@PrimeTimeTravelers]

Yeah we wished we had more time. So much to see!

[@FloridaandBeyond]

Awesome! Mike would love to see this. Scary tunnels, lol. You would have jumped if that guy actually turned around. Floridians are always cold. We are tropical people 😂

[@PrimeTimeTravelers]

That would be cool! But yes I'd have ran!!

[@TheTolleRoad]

Didn’t expect a Geoffrey quote 😂.

[@PrimeTimeTravelers]

Yes! Always think of that scene whenever I see cannons! Geoffrey was the best!

[@AishusCraftyKidsClub]

Haunted fort naux
Oh no.
R u not scared there

[@PrimeTimeTravelers]

Did u see my daughter disappear down the stairs?

[@BBsAdventures]

Did you find any gold ??

[@PrimeTimeTravelers]

Different Fort Knox!