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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, 1905 Hospital, 12 Beds	Fort Levett 1905 Duplex NCO Quarters
Fort Levett 1905 Barracks 114 Men

Endicott Period

Part of the Harbor Defense of Portland, Maine.

Construction began on the first two Endicott Period gun batteries in 1898 long before there were any permanent post buildings and long before there was any garrison at the post. Battery Bowdoin and Battery Kendrick were built as one and had the same completion date and acceptance date of 23 Apr 1903. The post and the first two batteries were all named in the same General Order 43, on 4 April 1900. The post was previously known as the Reservation on Cushing Island. Fort Levett is shown at the end of 1903 with the first three batteries complete and turned over for service and as have all guns and carriages mounted but still without a garrison. Battery Daniels was also completed and accepted for service on 23 Apr 1903 and named in General Order 78 on 25 May 1903. Battery Ferguson was the last Endicott Period battery begun and it was accepted on 22 jun 1906.

**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

**Fort Levett World War I Battery** (edit list)
Battery Click on Battery links below	No.	Caliber	Type Mount	Service Years	Battery Cost	Notes
Battery Foote	2	12"	Long Range Barbette	1917-1920-1921-1948	$ 236,700*	Casemated WWII 1944
Source: CDSG

World War II

Current Status

On Cushing's Island, Cumberland County, Maine. Private property.

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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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 [[Image:Fort Levett 1905 Guardhouse.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Fort Levett Guardhouse, Room for 24 Prisoners & 12 Guards]]
+Construction began on the first two [[Endicott Period]] gun batteries in 1898 long before there were any permanent post buildings and long before there was any garrison at the post. [[Battery Bowdoin]] and [[Battery Kendrick]] were built as one and had the same completion date and acceptance date of 23 Apr 1903. The post and the first two batteries were all named in the same General Order 43, on 4 April 1900. The post was previously known as the Reservation on Cushing Island. Fort Levett is shown at the end of 1903 with the first three batteries complete and turned over for service and as have all guns and carriages mounted but still without a garrison. [[Battery Daniels]] was also completed and accepted for service on 23 Apr 1903 and named in General Order 78 on 25 May 1903. Battery Ferguson was the last [[Endicott Period]] battery begun and it was accepted on 22 jun 1906.
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