Fort Foster (1)

Fort Foster (1) (1873-1948) - An Endicott Period Coastal Fort first established in 1873 on Gerrish Island, York County, Maine. Named Fort Foster in G.O. 43, 4 Apr 1900, after John G. Foster, a native of New Hampshire, and a lieutenant colonel, Corps of Engineers, U.S. Army, who served with distinction in the Mexican War and the U.S. Civil War, attaining the rank of major general, U.S. Volunteers, in the latter. Post abandoned by the U.S. Army in 1948.

Endicott Period (1890-1910)

Part of the Harbor Defense of Portsmouth, New Hampshire.

**Fort Foster (1) Endicott Period Battery** (edit list)
Battery Click on Battery links below	No.	Caliber	Type Mount	Service Years	Battery Cost	Notes
Battery Bohlen	3	10"	Disappearing	1898-1901-1901-1917 1919-1942	$ 158,000	Guns went to France & Back (1917-1919)
Battery Chapin	2	3"	Pedestal	1904-1945	$ 15,213
Source: CDSG

World War I (1917-1918)

World War II (1941-1945)

Cold War (1947-1991)

Current Status

Part of Fort Foster City Park, Gerrish Island, York County, Maine. No period guns or mounts in place.

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Location: Fort Foster City Park, Gerrish Island, York County, Maine.

Maps & Images

Lat: 43.0672222 Long: -70.6877778

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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 360-361
U.S.Army, Supplement to the Harbor Defense Project, Harbor Defenses of Portsmouth, New Hampshire, (CCA-P-PCC), 1945, CDSG
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