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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1896-1947) - An [[Endicott Period]] Coastal Fort first established in 1896 on Great Diamond Island, Cumberland County, Maine. Named Fort McKinley in G.O. 16, 14 Feb 1902, after [[William McKinley]], 25th President of the United States, who died at | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1896-1947) - An [[Endicott Period]] Coastal Fort first established in 1896 on Great Diamond Island, Cumberland County, Maine. Named Fort McKinley in G.O. 16, 14 Feb 1902, after [[William McKinley]], 25th President of the United States, who died at Buffalo, New York, on 14 Sep 1901. Abandoned in 1947. | ||
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== [[Endicott Period]] (1890-1910) == | == [[Endicott Period]] (1890-1910) == | ||
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Revision as of 07:48, 26 May 2011
Fort McKinley (1896-1947) - An Endicott Period Coastal Fort first established in 1896 on Great Diamond Island, Cumberland County, Maine. Named Fort McKinley in G.O. 16, 14 Feb 1902, after William McKinley, 25th President of the United States, who died at Buffalo, New York, on 14 Sep 1901. Abandoned in 1947.
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Endicott Period (1890-1910)
Part of the Harbor Defense of Portland, Maine.
| Battery Click on Battery links below |
No. | Caliber | Type Mount | Service Years | Battery Cost | Notes |
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| North Fork | ||||||
| Battery Ingalls | 8 | 12" | Mortar | 1898-1903-1904-1942 | $ 139,000 | |
| Battery Berry | 2 | 12" | Disappearing | 1897-1900-1901-1943 | $ 111,057 | |
| Battery Thompson (2) | 3 | 8" | Disappearing | 1898-1902-1902-1942 | $ 147,848 | |
| Battery Acker | 2 | 6" | Disappearing | 1899-1902-1902-1943 | $ 56,100 | |
| Battery Farry | 2 | 3" | Masking Parapet | 1902-1920 | $ 10,000 | |
| South Fork | ||||||
| Battery Weymouth | 3 | 8" | Disappearing | 1898-1901-1901-1942 | $ 156,247 | |
| Battery Honeycutt | 2 | 8" | Disappearing | 1898-1901-1901-1942 | $ 96,386 | |
| Battery Carpenter | 2 | 6" | Pedestal | 1901-1905-1906-1917 1919-1947 |
$ 45,400 | Guns to France & Back |
| Battery Ramsay | 2 | 3" | Masking Parapet | 1906-1920 | $ 9,103 | |
| Source: CDSG | ||||||
World War I (1917-1918)
World War II (1941-1945)
Cold War (1947-1991)
Current Status
Private property, Great Diamond Island, Cumberland County, Maine.
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Location: Great Diamond Island, Cumberland County, Maine. Maps & Images Lat: 43.6834156 Long: -70.1931034 |
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 368
- U.S.Army, Supplement to the Harbor Defense Project of Portland, Maine, (HDPB-AN-45), 11 Apr 1945, CDSG
- CDSG
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