Fort Foster (1)

Fort Foster (1) (1873-1948) - An Endicott Period Coastal Fort first established in 1873 on Gerrish Island, York County, Maine. Named Fort Foster in G.O. 43, 4 Apr 1900, after John G. Foster, a native of New Hampshire, and a lieutenant colonel, Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army, who served with distinction in the Mexican War and the U.S. Civil War, attaining the rank of major general, U.S. Volunteers, in the latter. Post abandoned by the U.S. Army in 1948.

Endicott Period (1890-1910)

Part of the Harbor Defense of Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

The land for Fort Foster was acquired in two parcels, the first was a 40 acre parcel acquired in 1873 and the second was a 48 acre parcel formally acquired on 27 Feb 1943.

Fort Foster (1) Endicott Period Battery (edit list)

Battery Click on Battery links below	No.	Caliber	Type Mount	Service Years	Battery Cost	Notes
Battery Bohlen	3	10"	Disappearing	1898-1901-1901-1917 1919-1942	$ 158,000	Guns went to France & Back (1917-1919)
Battery Chapin	2	3"	Pedestal	1904-1945	$ 15,213
Source: CDSG

World War I (1917-1918)

Fort Foster Plan 1938

World War II (1941-1945)

Fort Foster (1) World War II Battery (edit list)

Battery Click on Battery links below	No.	Caliber	Type Mount	Service Years	Battery Cost	Notes
Battery 205	2	6"	Shielded Barbette (SBC)	1942-1944-1944-NA	$ 265,079	Not Armed
Battery AMTB 952	2	90mm	AMTB Fixed	1943-1943-1943-1946	$ ?
Source: CDSG

Fort Foster Plan WWII

Current Status

Part of Fort Foster City Park, Gerrish Island, York County, Maine. No period guns or mounts in place.

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Location: Fort Foster City Park, Gerrish Island, York County, Maine. Maps & Images Lat: 43.0672222 Long: -70.6877778 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: '

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 360-361
• U.S.Army, Supplement to the Harbor Defense Project, Harbor Defenses of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, (CCA-P-PCC), 1945, CDSG
• CDSG

Links:

• North American Forts - Fort Foster
• North American Forts - History of Fort Foster

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