Frost Garrison, Eliot, Maine
Mid to late 19th century / Foster, Sarah Haven (1827-1900)
Collection: Sarah Haven Foster Views of Portsmouth
"The Frost Garrison, on Frost Hill in East Eliot, still stands today. Built in 1738, it was the early settler' refuge during American Indian attacks. There was a secret passage between the main house and the garrison. The bottom level had an earthen floor...The lower level of the Frost Garrison housed animals during American Indian raids. The people fought off the attacks from the second floor. The walls of the garrison were seven inches thick."
Excerpted from Images of America Eliot, by Margaret A. Elliott, Arcadia Press, 2005.
Inscription reads, "Garrison house, Eliot. Altered to carriage house."
~ Foster, Sarah Haven (1827-1900), “Frost Garrison, Eliot, Maine,” Portsmouth Public Library's Online Archives, accessed February 24, 2025, https://portsmouthexhibits.org/items/show/812.
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Title
Frost Garrison, Eliot, Maine
Subject
Eliot (Me.)
Historic buildings
Watercolors (paintings)
Description
"The Frost Garrison, on Frost Hill in East Eliot, still stands today. Built in 1738, it was the early settler' refuge during American Indian attacks. There was a secret passage between the main house and the garrison. The bottom level had an earthen floor...The lower level of the Frost Garrison housed animals during American Indian raids. The people fought off the attacks from the second floor. The walls of the garrison were seven inches thick."
Excerpted from Images of America Eliot, by Margaret A. Elliott, Arcadia Press, 2005.
Inscription reads, "Garrison house, Eliot. Altered to carriage house."
Excerpted from Images of America Eliot, by Margaret A. Elliott, Arcadia Press, 2005.
Inscription reads, "Garrison house, Eliot. Altered to carriage house."
Creator
Foster, Sarah Haven (1827-1900)
Source
Sarah Haven Foster Views of Portsmouth
Publisher
Portsmouth Public Library, Special Collections
Date
Mid to late 19th century
Rights
Format
Jpg derived from Tif
Language
eng
Type
StillImage
Identifier
PPL-AA1989.60.64
Watercolor Item Type Metadata
Provenance
Gift of Mary A. Foster, 1901