Fort Lyon (1)

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 in 1946.

Endicott Period (1890-1910)

Part of the Harbor Defense of Portland, Maine.

Fort Lyon Endicott Period Battery (edit list)

Battery Click on Battery links below	No.	Caliber	Type Mount	Service Years	Battery Cost	Notes
Battery Bayard	3	6"	Disappearing	1907-1917	$ 122,922	Guns to France
Battery Abbot	3	3"	Pedestal	1909-1946	$ 19,675
Source: CDSG

Fort Lyon Plan

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 Multi Maps from ACME Maps from Bing Maps from Google Elevation: 20'

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
• CDSG

Links:

• North American Forts - Fort Lyon

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