Fort Levett: Difference between revisions

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Fort Levett (1894-1948) - An Endicott Period Coastal Fort first established in 1894 on Cushing's Island in Cumberland County, Maine. Named in G.O. 43, 4 Apr 1900, after Christopher Levett, who explored Portland Harbor in 1623 and built the first fortified structure in the vicinity. Abandoned in 1948.


Fort Levett 114 Man Barracks 1905

Endicott Period

Part of the Harbor Defense of Portland, Maine.

**Fort Levett Endicott Period Battery** (edit list)
Battery Click on Battery links below	No.	Caliber	Type Mount	Service Years	Battery Cost
Battery Bowdoin	3	12"	Disappearing	1898-1903-1903-1943	$ 190,291
Battery Kendrick	2	10"	Disappearing	1898-1903-1903-1942	$ 118,578
Battery Ferguson	2	6"	Pedestal	1906-1947	$ 58,500
Battery Daniels	2	3"	Masking Parapet	1903-1920	$ 14,994
Source: CDSG

World War I

World War II

Current Status

On Cushing's Island, Cumberland County, Maine.

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Location: Cushing's Island, Cumberland County, Maine.

Maps & Images

Lat: 43.6431387 Long: -70.1953252

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Elevation: 115'

Sources:

Roberts, Robert B., Encyclopedia of Historic Forts: The Military, Pioneer, and Trading Posts of the United States, Macmillan, New York, 1988, 10th printing, ISBN 0-02-926880-X, page 366-367
U.S.Army, Supplement to the Harbor Defense Project of Portland, Maine, (HDPB-AN-45), 11 Apr 1945, CDSG
Coast Defense Study Group, CDSG Press, CDSG Digital Library

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