Hendrickson, Andrew Collection

SummaryCollection contains footage of an historical reenactment at Old Fort Western Museum in Augusta. Costumed participants parade on a field and march through Augusta in commemoration of Benedict Arnold’s Expedition to Canada in 1775.

Biographical/Historical NotesOld Fort Western Museum, built in 1754 and a National Historic Landmark, is on the Kennebec River in Maine’s capital, Augusta. The main house at Old Fort Western is America’s oldest surviving wooden military building.

Conditions Governing Reproduction and UseAuthorization to reuse and/or reproduce must be obtained from Northeast Historic Film. See http://oldfilm.org/content/stock-footage-licensing for more information.