Fort Levett
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.
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Endicott Period
Part of the Harbor Defense of Portland, Maine.
[[Image:Fort Levett 1905 Guardhouse.jpg|thumb|left|200px|Fort Levett Guardhouse, Room for 24 Prisoners & 12 Guards
| Battery Click on Battery links below |
No. | Caliber | Type Mount | Service Years | Battery Cost | Notes |
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| 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 | |
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World War I
| Battery Click on Battery links below |
No. | Caliber | Type Mount | Service Years | Battery Cost | Notes |
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| Battery Foote | 2 | 12" | Long Range Barbette | 1917-1920-1921-1948 | $ 236,700* | Casemated WWII 1944 |
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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 |
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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