The Fort at No. 4

Living History Museum On The Connecticut River In Charlestown, A Reconstruction Of The 1740s Frontier Fort Of No. 4, Then The Northernmost English Outpost On The River, Which Withstood A French And Abenaki Siege In 1747 (Confirm); Rebuilt On Or Near The Original Site (Confirm). · Charlestown, New Hampshire

A reconstructed log fort on the east bank of the Connecticut River in Charlestown, New Hampshire, recreating the frontier settlement of No. 4, which in the 1740s was the northernmost English outpost on the river (confirm). Settlers from Massachusetts built houses joined into a single fortified compound with a stockade and a watchtower, and in the spring of 1747 a small garrison under Captain Phineas Stevens held off a French and Abenaki force during a siege of several days (confirm). The original fort did not survive; the present buildings are a reconstruction, built in the second half of the 20th century on or near the historic site (confirm). Inside the stockade, joined log houses, a great hall and a watchtower are furnished for the period, and costumed interpreters cook over open hearths, work at colonial trades and explain frontier life, war and captivity. A small museum covers the Native people of the valley and the settlers. On some weekends musters and reenactments fill the grounds with encampments and musket drills.

267 Springfield Road (NH Route 11), Charlestown, New Hampshire, 03603, United States

The fort is open in the warm season only, roughly from late May to October (confirm current dates). In season it usually opens on several days a week, often Wednesday to Sunday or weekends only early and late in the season, from mid-morning to mid or late afternoon (confirm current days and hours). It is closed from late autumn to spring, apart from school programs and occasional special events. Musters, reenactments and themed weekends are held on set dates, often in summer and early autumn, and can change the usual hours and admission (confirm). Interpreters are present on open days, but not every trade is demonstrated every day. The site may close in severe weather.

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