LOCATION FILE
Fort Knox
FOLLOWProspect, ME
DIRECTIONS →Access is limited. Check hours, permits or bookings before you go.
OVERVIEW
A granite coastal fortification begun in 1844 above the Penobscot Narrows, garrisoned during the Civil War and Spanish-American War, sold to the state in 1923 and operated today as a historic site beside the Penobscot Narrows Observatory.
REPORTED ACTIVITY
Volunteers and visitors report footsteps, voices, and figures in Civil War-era dress, with a recurring account of a fort-keeper, Leopold Hegyi, still "patrolling" the grounds, and cries attributed to a child in one casemate.
VISITING
Open seasonally to the public with regular ghost tours and paranormal investigation events.
SITE PLAN
UPLOAD A PLANNo plan on file yet.
A plan of the building or grounds is what a second team opens on a phone in the dark. Going there? Volunteer to map it, then upload your plan.
EXTERNAL RESOURCES
Curated references and articles coming soon.
INVESTIGATION RECORD
0 GROUPS · 0 VISITS
No group has logged an investigation here yet.
HISTORICAL RECORD · 0 CITED ENTRIES
SIGN IN TO CONTRIBUTENo cited entries yet. Deeds, newspaper reports, census lines, photographs, ledgers — anything with a source.
COMMUNITY EVIDENCE
SIGN IN TO VIEWEvidence filed at this location — photos, recordings, documents, notes — is visible to signed-in investigators.
GROUP FINDINGS