We were driving the coast at one time north of Bath I believe and just happend to glimpse of a stone fortified complex flying the American flag in 3-4 places. We got off the highway and meandered around until we found FORT KNOX. We drove in, parked and began to look around to find this Fort had been a prison for the Confederates captured. Huge underground vaults that housed everything from a medical dispensary to Officer quarters. Big hundred + year old cannons pointing out to sea, lots of signs explaining what was what.
Some of the underground chambers we could not explore as we had no flashlights but plenty of others had come equipped to do so.
I began to wish I had brought my metal detector with me and noticed tourists with maps of the area. I asked someone where they got the map and they told us they are given out when you get to the entrance and pay to get in.---Pay to get in??????
We both felt so guilty about driving in before the staff had set up that we found the gift shop and bought $30.00 worth of souveneers and signed up for monthly news sent through the mail.
Dearest Vesta, Fort Knox, last time I checked was in KY, we are talking about Bath, Maine
