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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1794-182?) - Established in 1794 as a Federal [[First System]] fort by order of [[George Washington]] in present day Portland, Cumberland County, Maine. Abandoned in | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1794-182?) - Established in 1794 as a Federal [[First System]] fort by order of President [[George Washington]] in present day Portland, Cumberland County, Maine. Named for [[Increase Sumner]], 5th Governor of Massachusetts (1797-1799). Abandoned as a fortification sometime in the 1820s. | ||
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== [[First System]] (1794-1808) == | == [[First System]] (1794-1808) == | ||
Fort Sumner was built in 1794 as one of the [[First System]] of coastal fortifications. This was a blockhouse fort located on the crest of Munjoy Hill in present day Portland, Maine. | |||
== [[Second System]] (1808-1816) == | == [[Second System]] (1808-1816) == | ||
Fort Sumner was upgraded and the guns remounted as a part of the [[Second System]] construction program. The fort was garrisoned during the [[War of 1812]] but was never attacked. | |||
== Current Status == | == Current Status == | ||
Part of Fort Sumner City Park, Cumberland County, Maine. | Part of Fort Sumner City Park, Cumberland County, Maine. | ||
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'''Location:''' Fort Sumner City Park, 60 North Street, Portland, Cumberland County, Maine. | '''Location:''' Fort Sumner City Park (Standpipe Park), 60 North Street, Portland, Cumberland County, Maine. | ||
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{{Visited|26 Jun 2012}} | {{Visited|26 Jun 2012}} | ||
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[[Category:2012 Research Trip]] | [[Category:2012 Research Trip]] | ||
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Fort Sumner (2) (1794-182?) - Established in 1794 as a Federal First System fort by order of President George Washington in present day Portland, Cumberland County, Maine. Named for Increase Sumner, 5th Governor of Massachusetts (1797-1799). Abandoned as a fortification sometime in the 1820s.
First System (1794-1808)Fort Sumner was built in 1794 as one of the First System of coastal fortifications. This was a blockhouse fort located on the crest of Munjoy Hill in present day Portland, Maine. Second System (1808-1816)Fort Sumner was upgraded and the guns remounted as a part of the Second System construction program. The fort was garrisoned during the War of 1812 but was never attacked. Current StatusPart of Fort Sumner City Park, Cumberland County, Maine.
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