Benedict Arnold's March

In 1775, George Washington gave Benedict Arnold the go-ahead to sneak into Canada via the Kennebec and Dead Rivers and raw Maine wilderness to capture Quebec from the British. After hauling their battered batteaux over some thirty miles of marshy terrain, Arnold’s forces camped here in October 1775. Due to man-made dams, the area Arnold and his soldiers were camping in during late October 1775 is underneath Flagstaff Lake as of 2025.

Site of Benedict Arnold's camp in October 1775