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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1942-1948) - An [[World War II]] Coastal Fort first established in 1942 in Rockingham County, New Hampshire. Named Fort Dearborn in G.O. 25, 21 May 1943, after General [[Henry Dearborn]]. | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1942-1948) - An [[World War II]] Coastal Fort first established in 1942 in Rockingham County, New Hampshire. Named Fort Dearborn in G.O. 25, 21 May 1943, after Major General [[Henry Dearborn]], who served in the [[Revolutionary War]] and the [[War of 1812]], U.S. Secretary of War (1801-1809). Fort Dearborn was bandoned in 1948, | ||
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Revision as of 18:23, 19 June 2011
Fort Dearborn (4) (1942-1948) - An World War II Coastal Fort first established in 1942 in Rockingham County, New Hampshire. Named Fort Dearborn in G.O. 25, 21 May 1943, after Major General Henry Dearborn, who served in the Revolutionary War and the War of 1812, U.S. Secretary of War (1801-1809). Fort Dearborn was bandoned in 1948,
World War II (1941-1945)
Part of the Harbor Defense of Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
| Battery Click on Battery links below |
No. | Caliber | Type Mount | Service Years | Battery Cost | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battery 103 Battery Seaman |
2 | 16" | Casemated Barbette (CBC) | 1942-1943-1944-1948 | $ 1,473,506 | Frost Point |
| Battery 204 | 2 | 6" | Shielded Barbette (SBC) | 1943-1943-1944-1948 | $ 339,029 | Odiornes Point |
| Battery 155 - Odiornes Point | 4 | 155mm | Panama Mounts | 1942-1942-1942-1944 | $ 16,952 | |
| Battery AMTB 951 | 2 | 90mm | AMTB fixed | 1943-1943-1943-1946 | $ ? | Pulpit Rock |
| Source: CDSG | ||||||
Cold War (1947-1991)
Current Status
Part of Odiorne Point State Park, Rockingham County, New Hampshire.
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Location: Odiorne Point State Park, Rockingham County, New Hampshire. Maps & Images Lat: 43.050193 Long: -70.720150 |
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 499
- U.S.Army, Supplement to the Harbor Defense Project, Harbor Defenses of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, (CCA-P-PCC), 1945, CDSG
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