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(Fort) 37.8108, -122.4769, [[Fort Point (3)]]<br>(1853-1914)
(Fort) 41.478811, -71.337876, [[Fort Adams]]<br>(1793-1946)
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(Fort) 44.56615, -68.802438, [[Fort Knox (1)]]<br>(1844-1923)
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(Fort) 43.65028, -70.21333, [[Fort Scammel]]<br>(1808-1898)
(Fort) 42.320335, -70.927756, [[Fort Warren]]<br>(1847-1947)
(Fort) 40.80525, -73.791561, [[Fort Schuyler]]<br>(1833-1934)
(Fort) 40.794676, -73.778687, [[Fort Totten (3)]]<br>(1862-1995)
(Fort) 34.696179, -76.678798, [[Fort Macon]]<br>(1834-1877)(1898-1903)(1941-1945)
(Fort) 32.751944, -79.874722, [[Fort Sumter]]<br>(1842-1947)
(Fort) 30.212304, -88.972102, [[Fort Massachusetts]]<br>(1856-1875)
(Fort) 30.347839, -87.297561, [[Fort Barrancas]]<br>(1839-1947)
(Fort) 24.547884, -81.810207, [[Fort Taylor (2)]]<br>(1861-1947)
(Fort) 32.027222, -80.890278, [[Fort Pulaski]]<br>(1829-1873)
(Fort) 29.2730, -89.9448, [[Fort Livingston]]<br>(1835-1889)
(Fort) 24.628611, -82.873333, [[Fort Jefferson]]<br>(1846-1888)
(Fort) 37.82667, -122.42222, [[Camp Alcatraz]]<br>(1859-1934)
(Fort) 40.463889, -74.002778, [[Fort Hancock (2)]]<br>(1857-1972)
(Fort) 39.589518, -75.567355, [[Fort Delaware]]<br>(1847-1944)
(Fort) 40.60496, -74.056628, [[Fort Tompkins]]<br>(1807-1946)
(Fort) 30.228073, -88.022944, [[Fort Morgan]]<br>(1819-194?)
(Fort) 30.704689, -81.454461, [[Fort Clinch]]<br>(1847-1936)
(Fort) 30.248465, -88.075569, [[Fort Gaines]]<br>(1821-1946)
(Fort) 30.355578, -87.297326, [[Advanced Redoubt]]<br>(1845-1870)
(Fort) 30.327527, -87.290272, [[Fort Pickens]]<br>(1829-1947)
(Fort) 30.325939, -87.316879, [[Fort McRee]]<br>(1834-1947)
(Fort) 42.338333, -71.011111, [[Fort Independence]]<br>(1801-1960)
(Fort) 43.649716, -70.225478, [[Fort Preble]]<br>(1808-1947)


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== Third System Forts (1816-1867) ==
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In 1816, following the [[War of 1812]], Congress appropriated over $800,000 for an ambitious seacoast defensive system which was known as the Third System. A Board of Engineers for Fortifications, appointed by President [[James Madison]], visited potential sites and prepared plans for the new forts. The Board's original 1821 report established the policy which would remain in place for most of the 19th century. The original report suggested 50 sites, but by 1850 the board had identified nearly 200 sites for fortification; however, fortifications were only actually built at 42 of these sites.
 
The main defensive works were large structures, based on the Montalembert concept, with many guns concentrated in tall thick masonry walls, usually built on the sites of earlier forts. Construction was generally overseen by officers of the army's Corps of Engineers. Smaller works guarded less significant harbors.
 
Early in his career, Brig. Gen. [[Joseph G. Totten]] was a member of the first permanent Board of Engineers who helped establish principles of Third System coast defense construction. Totten oversaw the construction of the massive [[Fort Adams]] in Newport, Rhode Island (1825-1838). He was appointed Chief Engineer of the United States Army (1838-1864) and was involved with all Army Corps of Engineers activities from fortifications to harbor improvement until his death in 1864.
 
== Not Included Below ==
* Appurtenant structures. [[Fort Winthrop]], for example, in Boston Harbor is not listed as a fort.
* The towers at Charleston, Tybee Island, Key West (2), and New Orleans (2) and the battery at Bayou Bienvenue (Battery Bienvenue) are also not part of the list of 42.
* Northern Frontier forts, as Totten did not include them is the system in his reports. He listed them as a separate entity. He stated that the forts of the Third System were to be manned by militia artillery, while the Northern Frontier forts were to be manned by regular army. This seems like a minor difference, but it was really representative of a whole different philosophy of defense.
 
 
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1. [[Fort Knox (1)|Fort Knox]], Prospect, ME<br>
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2. [[Fort Popham]], Phippsburg, ME<br>
(F) 43.755062, -69.783711
3. [[Fort Gorges]], Portland, ME<br>
Fort Popham<br>(1862-1924)
4. [[Fort Scammel]], Cumberland County, ME<br>
(F) 37.8108, -122.4769
5. [[Fort Preble]], South Portland, ME<br>
[[Fort Point (3)]]<br>(1853-1914)
6. [[Fort McClary]], York County, ME<br>
(F) 41.478811, -71.337876
7. [[Fort Constitution]], Portsmouth, NH<br>
[[Fort Adams (1)]]<br>(1793-1946)
8. [[Fort Warren]], Portsmouth, NH<br>
(F) 37.004129, -76.307237
9. [[Fort Independence]], Boston, MA<br>
[[Fort Monroe]]<br>(1819-Active)
10. [[Fort Taber]] (Fort Rodman), New Bedford, MA<br>
(F) 44.56615, -68.802438
11. [[Fort Adams]], Narragansett Bay, RI<br>
[[Fort Knox (1)]]<br>(1844-1923)
12. [[Fort Trumbull]], New London, CT<br>
(F) 43.66278, -70.22167
13. [[Fort Schuyler]], Throgs Neck, NY<br>
[[Fort Gorges]]<br>(1858-1946)
14. [[Fort Totten (3)|Fort Totten]], Throgs Neck, NY<br>
(F) 43.65028, -70.21333
15. [[Fort Hamilton]], New York City, NY<br>
[[Fort Scammel]]<br>(1808-1898)
16. [[Fort Richmond]], Staten Island, NY<br>
(F) 42.320335, -70.927756
17. [[Fort Tompkins]], Staten Island, NY<br>
[[Fort Warren]]<br>(1847-1947)
18. [[Fort Hancock (2)|Fort Hancock]], Sandy Hook, NJ<br>
(F) 40.80525, -73.791561
19. [[Fort Delaware]], Pea Patch Island, DE<br>
[[Fort Schuyler (1)]]<br>(1833-1934)
20. [[Fort Carroll]], Baltimore, MD<br>
(F) 40.794676, -73.778687
21. [[Fort Monroe]], Hampton, VA<br>
[[Fort Totten (3)]]<br>(1862-1995)
22. [[Fort Calhoun]] (Wool), Hampton, VA<br>
(F) 34.696179, -76.678798
23. [[Fort Macon]], Morehead City, NC<br>
[[Fort Macon]]<br>(1834-1877)(1898-1903)(1941-1945)
24. [[Fort Caswell]], Oak Island, NC<br>
(F) 32.751944, -79.874722
25. [[Fort Sumter]], Charleston, SC<br>
[[Fort Sumter]]<br>(1842-1947)
26. [[Fort Pulaski]], Savannah, GA
(F) 30.212304, -88.972102
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[[Fort Massachusetts]]<br>(1856-1875)
27. [[Fort Clinch]], Fernandina Beach, FL<br>
(F) 30.347839, -87.297561
28. [[Fort Taylor (2)|Fort Taylor]], Key West, FL<br>
[[Fort Barrancas (1)]]<br>(1839-1947)
29. [[Fort Jefferson]], Dry Tortugas, FL<br>
(F) 24.547884, -81.810207
30. [[Fort Pickens]], Pensacola, FL<br>
[[Fort Taylor (2)]]<br>(1861-1947)
31. [[Fort McRee]], Pensacola, FL<br>
(F) 32.027222, -80.890278
32. [[Fort Barrancas]], Pensacola, FL<br>
[[Fort Pulaski]]<br>(1829-1873)
33. [[Advanced Redoubt]], Pensacola, FL<br>
(F) 29.2730, -89.9448
34. [[Fort Morgan]], Mobile Bay, AL<br>
[[Fort Livingston]]<br>(1835-1889)
35. [[Fort Gaines]], Dauphin Island, AL<br>
(F) 24.628611, -82.873333
36. [[Fort Massachusetts (1)|Fort Massachusetts]], Ship Island, MS<br>
[[Fort Jefferson]]<br>(1846-1888)
37. [[Fort Pike]], New Orleans, LA<br>
(F) 37.82667, -122.42222
38. [[Fort Wood]], (Macomb), Chef Menteur, LA<br>
[[Fort Alcatraz]]<br>(1859-1934)
39. [[Fort Jackson (1)|Fort Jackson]], Port Sulphur, LA<br>
(F) 40.463889, -74.002778
40. [[Fort Livingston]], Barataria Island, LA
[[Fort Hancock (2)]]<br>(1857-1972)
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(F) 39.589518, -75.567355
41. [[Fort Point (3)|Fort Point]] (Fort Winfield Scott), San Francisco, CA<br>
[[Fort Delaware]]<br>(1847-1944)
42. [[Camp Alcatraz]], San Francisco, CA
(F) 40.60496, -74.056628
[[Fort Tompkins (1)]]<br>(1807-1946)
(F) 30.228073, -88.022944
[[Fort Morgan (1)]]<br>(1819-194?)
(F) 30.704689, -81.454461
[[Fort Clinch]]<br>(1847-1936)
(F) 30.248465, -88.075569
[[Fort Gaines]]<br>(1821-1946)
(F) 30.355578, -87.297326
[[Advanced Redoubt]]<br>(1845-1870)
(F) 30.327527, -87.290272
[[Fort Pickens]]<br>(1829-1947)
(F) 30.325939, -87.316879
[[Fort McRee]]<br>(1834-1947)
(F) 42.338333, -71.011111
[[Fort Independence]]<br>(1801-1960)
(F) 43.649716, -70.225478
[[Fort Preble]]<br>(1808-1947)
(F) 39.214757, -76.519303
[[Fort Carroll (1)]]<br>(1848-1921)
(F) 33.8928968, -78.0172634
[[Fort Caswell]]<br>(1826-1865)<br>(1894-1926)<br>(1941-1946)
(F) 43.081701, -70.70951
[[Fort McClary]]<br>(1808-1918)
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Third System Forts (1816-1867) (edit list)
East Coast Florida & Gulf Coast West Coast

1. Fort Knox, Prospect, ME
2. Fort Popham, Phippsburg, ME
3. Fort Gorges, Portland, ME
4. Fort Scammel, Cumberland County, ME
5. Fort Preble, South Portland, ME
6. Fort McClary, York County, ME
7. Fort Constitution (2), Portsmouth, NH
8. Fort Warren (2), Boston, MA
9. Fort Independence (1), Boston, MA
10. Fort Taber (Fort Rodman), New Bedford, MA
11. Fort Adams (1), Narragansett Bay, RI
12. Fort Trumbull, New London, CT
13. Fort Schuyler (1), Throgs Neck, NY
14. Fort Totten, Throgs Neck, NY
15. Fort Hamilton (1), New York City, NY
16. Fort Richmond (1), Staten Island, NY
17. Fort Tompkins (1), Staten Island, NY
18. Fort Hancock, Sandy Hook, NJ
19. Fort Delaware, Pea Patch Island, DE
20. Fort Carroll (1), Baltimore, MD
21. Fort Monroe, Hampton, VA
22. Fort Calhoun (1) (Wool), Hampton, VA
23. Fort Macon, Morehead City, NC
24. Fort Caswell, Oak Island, NC
25. Fort Sumter, Charleston, SC
26. Fort Pulaski, Savannah, GA

27. Fort Clinch (1), Fernandina Beach, FL
28. Fort Taylor, Key West, FL
29. Fort Jefferson, Dry Tortugas, FL
30. Fort Pickens, Pensacola, FL
31. Fort McRee, Pensacola, FL
32. Fort Barrancas, Pensacola, FL
33. Advanced Redoubt, Pensacola, FL
34. Fort Morgan (1), Mobile Bay, AL
35. Fort Gaines (1), Dauphin Island, AL
36. Fort Massachusetts, Ship Island, MS
37. Fort Pike (1), New Orleans, LA
38. Fort Macomb (1), (Wood), Chef Menteur, LA
39. Fort Jackson, Port Sulphur, LA
40. Fort Livingston, Barataria Island, LA

41. Fort Point (Fort Winfield Scott), San Francisco, CA
42. Fort Alcatraz, San Francisco, CA

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Not Included Above

  • Appurtenant structures. Fort Winthrop, for example, in Boston Harbor is not listed as a fort.
  • The following are also not part of the list of 42:
  • Northern Frontier forts, as Totten did not include them in the system in his reports. He listed them as a separate entity. He stated that the forts of the Third System were to be manned by militia artillery, while the Northern Frontier forts were to be manned by regular army. This seems like a minor difference, but it was really representative of a whole different philosophy of defense.

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