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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' ( | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1808-1819, 1863-1865) - A U.S. Army [[Second System]] fort established in 1808 in present day Castine, Hancock County, Maine. Named for [[James Madison]], 4th President of the United States. Captured and held by the British during the [[War of 1812]] and renamed [[Fort Castine (2)|Fort Castine]] (1814-1815). Returned to U.S. Control in 1815 and remained active until 1819. Renamed [[Fort Porter (2)|Fort Porter]] for Major [[Moses Porter]], U.S. Army engineer. Abandoned in 1819. Rebuilt in 1863 by Union forces during the [[U.S. Civil War]] and renamed [[Fort United States]]. Finally abandoned in 1865. | ||
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* {{Roberts}}, page 373-374 | * {{Roberts}}, page 373-374 | ||
* Rodgers & Sanford, '''''Searching for the Forgotten War - 1812 United States of America''''', 2011, Xlibris Corp., 2598 pages, eBook | |||
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Revision as of 11:39, 5 July 2012
Fort Madison (1) (1808-1819, 1863-1865) - A U.S. Army Second System fort established in 1808 in present day Castine, Hancock County, Maine. Named for James Madison, 4th President of the United States. Captured and held by the British during the War of 1812 and renamed Fort Castine (1814-1815). Returned to U.S. Control in 1815 and remained active until 1819. Renamed Fort Porter for Major Moses Porter, U.S. Army engineer. Abandoned in 1819. Rebuilt in 1863 by Union forces during the U.S. Civil War and renamed Fort United States. Finally abandoned in 1865.
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Part of Fort Madison City Park, Castine, Hancock County, Maine.
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Location: Fort Madison City Park, Castine, Hancock County, Maine. One display cannon. Maps & Images Lat: 44.381733 Long: -68.810321 |
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 373-374
- Rodgers & Sanford, Searching for the Forgotten War - 1812 United States of America, 2011, Xlibris Corp., 2598 pages, eBook
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