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Revision as of 07:51, 27 May 2011
Fort Lyon (1) (1896-1946) - An Endicott Period Coastal Fort first established in 1896, as a subpost of Fort McKinley, on Cow Island, Cumberland County, Maine. Named Fort Lyon in G.O. 194, 27 Dec 1904, after Brigadier General Nathaniel Lyon, U.S. Volunteers (Captain 2nd U.S. Infantry), who served during the Mexican-American War and the U.S. Civil War, and who was killed in action at Wilsons Creek, Missouri, 10 Aug 1861. Turned over to the city of Portland, Maine, in 1946.
Endicott Period (1890-1910)
Part of the Harbor Defense of Portland, Maine.
| Battery Click on Battery links below |
No. | Caliber | Type Mount | Service Years | Battery Cost | Notes |
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| Battery Bayard | 3 | 6" | Disappearing | 1907-1917 | $ 122,922 | Guns to France |
| Battery Abbot | 3 | 3" | Pedestal | 1909-1946 | $ 19,675 | |
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World War I (1917-1918)
World War II (1941-1945)
Cold War (1947-1991)
Current Status
Private property on Cow Island, Cumberland County, Maine.
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Location: Cow Island, Cumberland County, Maine. Maps & Images Lat: 43.6914711 Long: -70.1842145 |
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
- U.S.Army, Supplement to the Harbor Defense Project of Portland, Maine, (HDPB-AN-45), 11 Apr 1945, CDSG
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