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== [[Third System]] == | == [[Third System]] == | ||
Proposed to be upgrade to a full [[Third System]] fort by Brig. Gen.[[ Joseph G. Totten]], Chief Engineer of the United States Army. The fort was to work in conjunction with [[Fort Constitution]] to guard the entrance to Portsmouth harbor. Construction began in 1863 but was curtailed soon after the end of the [[U.S. Civil War]]. The partially complete walls can be seen today. | Proposed to be upgrade to a full [[Third System]] fort by Brig. Gen.[[ Joseph G. Totten]], Chief Engineer of the United States Army. The fort was to work in conjunction with [[Fort Constitution]] to guard the entrance to Portsmouth harbor. Construction began in 1863 but was curtailed soon after the end of the [[U.S. Civil War]]. The partially complete walls can be seen today. | ||
The [[Third System]] fort was constructed as an irregular pentagon with three sides and two bastions to the rear and two sides facing the water. The original blockhouse stood in the center of the new fortifications. Protection was provided for both the land side and the sea side. | |||
== [[Endicott Period]] == | == [[Endicott Period]] == | ||
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Revision as of 20:07, 25 January 2011
Fort McClary (1808-1918) - An Third System Coastal Fort first established in 1808 in York County, Maine. Named for Major Andrew McClary, who died at the Battle of Bunker Hill during the Revolutionary War. Abandoned in 1918.
Second System
Built as a blockhouse with external batteries 1808-1809.
Third System
Proposed to be upgrade to a full Third System fort by Brig. Gen.Joseph G. Totten, Chief Engineer of the United States Army. The fort was to work in conjunction with Fort Constitution to guard the entrance to Portsmouth harbor. Construction began in 1863 but was curtailed soon after the end of the U.S. Civil War. The partially complete walls can be seen today.
The Third System fort was constructed as an irregular pentagon with three sides and two bastions to the rear and two sides facing the water. The original blockhouse stood in the center of the new fortifications. Protection was provided for both the land side and the sea side.
Endicott Period
Part of the Harbor Defense of Portsmouth, New Hampshire.
Three 15" Rodman smoothbore cannons were emplaced during the Spanish-American War as a temporary defense. These smoothbore cannons were still emplaced as late as 7 Dec 1903.
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No. | Caliber | Type Mount | Service Years | Battery Cost | Notes |
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Battery Unnamed | 3 | 15" SB | Rodman Iron Carriage | 1898-190? | $ ? | In place 7 Dec 1903 |
Source: CDSG |

World War I
Equipped as an observation post during World War I and closed at the end of the war.
Current Status
Part of Fort McClarey State Historic Site, York County, Maine.
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Location: Fort McClary State Historic Site, York County, Maine. Maps & Images Lat: 43.0831445 Long: -70.7089412 |
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 367
- Weaver, John R. II, A Legacy in Brick and Stone: America Coastal Defense Forts of the Third System, Redoubt Press, McLean, 2001, First Printing, ISBN 1-57510-069-X, page 81
- Coast Defense Study Group, CDSG Press, CDSG Digital Library
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