Fort Baldwin (1)

Fort Baldwin (1) (1905-1928) - An Endicott Period Coastal Fort first established in 1905 on Sabino Head, Sagadahoc County, Maine. Named Fort Baldwin in G.O. 20, 25 Jan 1906, after Colonel Jeduthan Baldwin, Engineers and Artillery Artificer Regiment, Continental Army, who died 4 Jun 1788. Abandoned in 1928.

Endicott Period (1890-1910)

Part of the Harbor Defense of the Kennebec River, Maine.

**Fort Baldwin (1) Endicott Period Battery** (edit list)
Battery Click on Battery links below	No.	Caliber	Type Mount	Service Years	Battery Cost	Notes
Battery Hardman	1	6"	Disappearing	1905-1908-1908-1917	$ 33,000	Gun to France
Battery Hawley	2	6"	Pedestal	1905-1908-1908-1917 1919-1924	$ 45,550	Guns dismounted and remounted
Battery Cogan	2	3"	Pedestal	1908-1924	$ 20,500
Source: CDSG

World War I (1917-1918)

World War II (1941-1945)

Current Status

Part of ...., Sagadahoc County, Maine.

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Location: Sabino Head, Sagadahoc County, Maine.

Maps & Images

Lat: 43.753086 Long: -69.788761

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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 358
U.S.Army, Supplement to the Harbor Defense Project of Portland, Maine, (HDPB-AN-45), 11 Apr 1945, CDSG

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