Historic Quaker meeting house on U.S. Route 1A in the Maple Grove village of southern Fort Fairfield. Built in 1863 and renovated in 1906, it is believed to be the oldest ecclesiastical building in the Fort Fairfield area and the northernmost station on the Underground Railroad.
The Maple Grove Friends Church is a historic Quaker meeting house on U.S. Route 1A in the Maple Grove village of southern Fort Fairfield, Maine. Built in 1863 and renovated in 1906, it is believed to be the oldest ecclesiastical building in the Fort Fairfield area and the northernmost station on the Underground Railroad. It was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 2000.
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Roughly one mile away from the New Brunswick, Canada border, this wooden blockhouse played a critical role in protecting Maine timber interests during a dispute which took place in the 1830s referred to as the Aroostook War. The original structure was dismantled and rebuilt in the 1970s.
Annual country bluegrass festival held over Labor Day weekend.