Aroostook Bloodless War
We've been away on a quick road trip to Atlantic Canada for an overdue family visit and with 4400 km of driving over two weeks, there wasn't much time with a camera in hand. Along the way we did an overnight in Edmunston, New Brunswick, and although it's more of an industrial town, we did come across this interesting blockhouse before settling in for the night.
Built in 1841 on a rocky outcrop where the Madawaska and the St. John River meet, this small fort overlooking the City of Edmundston was part of the British defensive line during the boundary dispute between England and the United States. That conflict, known as the “Aroostook Bloodless War,” ended in 1842 when the Ashburton-Webster Treaty was signed. Destroyed by lightning in 1855, the blockhouse was rebuilt in 2000 in accordance with original specifications.
PS: This location is not in Maine, as the Flickr map seems to think.
Aroostook Bloodless War
We've been away on a quick road trip to Atlantic Canada for an overdue family visit and with 4400 km of driving over two weeks, there wasn't much time with a camera in hand. Along the way we did an overnight in Edmunston, New Brunswick, and although it's more of an industrial town, we did come across this interesting blockhouse before settling in for the night.
Built in 1841 on a rocky outcrop where the Madawaska and the St. John River meet, this small fort overlooking the City of Edmundston was part of the British defensive line during the boundary dispute between England and the United States. That conflict, known as the “Aroostook Bloodless War,” ended in 1842 when the Ashburton-Webster Treaty was signed. Destroyed by lightning in 1855, the blockhouse was rebuilt in 2000 in accordance with original specifications.
PS: This location is not in Maine, as the Flickr map seems to think.