Fort McKinley

Fort McKinley (1896-1947) - An Endicott Period Coastal Fort first established in 1896 on Great Diamond Island, Cumberland County, Maine. Named Fort McKinley in G.O. 16, 14 Feb 1902, after William McKinley, 25th President of the United States, who died at buffalo, New York, on 14 Sep 1901. Abandoned in 1947.

Endicott Period (1890-1910)

Part of the Harbor Defense of Portland, Maine.

Fort McKinley Endicott Period Battery (edit list)

Battery Click on Battery links below	No.	Caliber	Type Mount	Service Years	Battery Cost	Notes
North Fork
Battery Ingalls	8	12"	Mortar	1898-1903-1904-1942	$ 139,000
Battery Berry	2	12"	Disappearing	1897-1900-1901-1943	$ 111,057
Battery Thompson (2)	3	8"	Disappearing	1898-1902-1902-1942	$ 147,848
Battery Acker	2	6"	Disappearing	1899-1902-1902-1943	$ 56,100
Battery Farry	2	3"	Masking Parapet	1902-1920	$ 10,000
South Fork
Battery Weymouth	3	8"	Disappearing	1898-1901-1901-1942	$ 156,247
Battery Honeycutt	2	8"	Disappearing	1898-1901-1901-1942	$ 96,386
Battery Carpenter	2	6"	Pedestal	1901-1905-1906-1917 1919-1947	$ 45,400	Guns to France & Back
Battery Ramsay	2	3"	Masking Parapet	1906-1920	$ 9,103
Source: CDSG

File:Fort McKinley Plan.jpg

Fort McKinley Plan

Current Status

Private property, Great Diamond Island, Cumberland County, Maine.

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Location: Great Diamond Island, Cumberland County, Maine. Maps & Images Lat: 43.6834156 Long: -70.1931034 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: 23'

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 368
• U.S.Army, Supplement to the Harbor Defense Project of Portland, Maine, (HDPB-AN-45), 11 Apr 1945, CDSG
• CDSG

Links:

• North American Forts - Fort McKinley
• Wikipedia - Fort McKinley

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