Designated a National Historic Landmark, the McIntire Garrison is one of the most notable examples of a garrison remaining in Maine. Located just north of the York River in rural York County, the McIntire Garrison is a two-story side-gabled log building with an overhanging second story and a central brick chimney. The building has wood clapboard siding on the long sides and wood shingles on the ends. A central entry is located on the south elevation facing the river, which provided the primary means of transportation at its time of construction. European settlers built garrisons in the seventeenth and eighteenth centuries as defensive fortifications from Native Americans 's fighting to retain their land. Garrison houses served as community shelters during conflict and the thick log walls provided protection against fire and gunfire. The McIntire name arrived in York County in the 1660s when Micum McIntire settled here. McIntire had been deported from England for fighting on the Scottish side of the Third English Civil War and sold as an indentured servant in New Hampshire, before making his way into the District of Maine.
Year Listed: 1978
National Historic Landmark Designated: 1968
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