Fort Knox and Penobscot Narrows Observatory

We did a little site seeing on Sunday and decided to go to Fort Knox. Fort Knox is located on the west bank of the Penobscot River in Prospect, ME. It was established in 1844 to protect the Penobscot River valley against possible future British naval incursion. Here is us being the typical dorks we are outside the entrance....




After visiting Fort Knox I convinced my father to go to the top of the Observatory with me. The observation tower is 420' above sea level! Both being afraid of heights, we were a bit nervous after we got off the 50 second elevator ride to the top. The view was amazing though.