Located in Biddeford, Maine
GPS: Lat: N43.49264 Lon: W70.45183
A tablet was placed on what was called the Laconia Counting House in 1907 by the Rebecca Emery Chapter NSDAR. From the chapter secretary’s report of January 6, 1906, Miss Bickford reports that Robert McArthur was willing for the chapter to place a tablet on the wall of the Laconia Counting Room. The marker would be placed opposite Emery Lane, now known as Emery Street. This marked the area where “The Old Stone Fort,” also known as the “Major Philips Block House,” was located. The garrison, or sometimes called fort, was used to store supplies and house men for “Fort Mary.” It also served as a refuge from the Indians.
The marker reads:
“A STONE FORT
WAS BUILT IN 1693, REAR OF THIS
PLACE NEAR THE BANKS OF THE SACO
RIVER, AS A REFUGE FROM THE INDIANS.
THIS MEMORIAL PLACED HERE BY THE
REBECCA EMERY CHAPTER
DAUGHTERS OF THE AMERICAN REVOLUTION.
1907.”
The marker has been partially cleaned and lowered on building for better visibility. It has become part of “Biddeford Walking Museum.”
