Fort Dearborn (4)

Fort Dearborn (4) (1942-1948) - An World War II Coastal Fort first established in 1942 in Rockingham County, New Hampshire. Named Fort Dearborn in G.O. 25, 21 May 1943, after General Henry Dearborn. Abandoned in 1948.

World War II (1941-1945)

Part of the Harbor Defense of Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

Fort Dearborn (4) World War II Battery (edit list)

Battery Click on Battery links below	No.	Caliber	Type Mount	Service Years	Battery Cost	Notes
Battery 103 Battery Seaman	2	16"	Casemated Barbette (CBC)	1942-1943-1944-1948	$ 1,473,506	Frost Point
Battery 204	2	6"	Shielded Barbette (SBC)	1943-1943-1944-1948	$ 339,029	Odiornes Point
Battery 155 - Odiornes Point	4	155mm	Panama Mounts	1942-1942-1942-1944	$ 16,952
Battery AMTB 951	2	90mm	AMTB fixed	1943-1943-1943-1946	$ ?	Pulpit Rock
Source: CDSG

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Fort Dearborn Plan

Current Status

Part of Odiorne Point State Park, Rockingham County, New Hampshire.

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Location: Odiorne Point State Park, Rockingham County, New Hampshire. Maps & Images Lat: 43.050193 Long: -70.720150 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 499
• U.S.Army, Supplement to the Harbor Defense Project, Harbor Defenses of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, (CCA-P-PCC), 1945, CDSG

Links:

• North American Forts - Fort Dearborn
• CDSG

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