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Revision as of 10:29, 23 January 2011
Fort Williams (1) (1899-1963) - An Endicott Period Coastal Fort first established in 1899 on the site of a previous fortification known as the Battery at Portland Head. Located in Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland County, Maine. Named in G.O. 71, 13 Apr 1899, after Bvt. MG Seth Williams, Assistant Adjutant General, U.S. Army. Abandoned in 1963.
Endicott Period
Part of the Harbor Defense of Portland, Maine.
| Battery Click on Battery links below |
No. | Caliber | Type Mount | Service Years | Battery Cost | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battery Blair | 2 | 12" | Disappearing | 1901-1903-1903-1943 | $ 126,845 | |
| Battery Sullivan | 3 | 10" | Disappearing | 1894-1898-1898-1932 | $ 107,063 | Guns Removed 1918 Guns Replaced 1919 |
| Battery DeHart | 2 | 10" | Disappearing | 1893-1898-1898-1942 | $ 106,757 | Guns Dismounted 1918 Guns Remounted 1918 |
| Battery Garesche | 2 | 6" | Disappearing | 1904-1906-1906-1917 | $ 48,991 | One gun to France |
| Battery Hobart | 1 | 6" | Armstrong | 1898-1898-1900-1913 | $ 6,545 | Gun & Carriage to Hawaii |
| Battery Keyes | 2 | 3" | Pedestal | 1903-1905-1906-1945 | $ 16,893 | |
| Source: CDSG | ||||||
World War I
World War II
| Battery Click on Battery links below |
No. | Caliber | Type Mount | Service Years | Battery Cost | Notes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Battery AMTB 961 | 2 2 |
90mm 90mm |
AMTB Fixed Mobile |
1943-1943-1943-1946 | $ 10,921 | |
| Source: CDSG | ||||||
Cold War
Current Status
Part of Fort Williams Park, Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland County, Maine.
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Location: Fort Williams Park, Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland County, Maine. Maps & Images Lat: 43.6225834 Long: -70.2106029 |
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 374
- 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
Links:
- North American Forts - Fort Williams
- Wikipedia - Fort Williams
- Coast Defense Study Group, CDSG Press, CDSG Digital Library
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