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The Harbor Defenses of Portsmouth was a United States Army Coast Artillery Corps harbor defense command. [1] It coordinated the coast defenses of Portsmouth, New Hampshire and the nearby Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery, Maine from 1900 to 1950, both on the Piscataqua River, beginning with the Endicott program.
It was used throughout the 19th century to protect approaches to the harbor of Portsmouth, New Hampshire and the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery. The property and its surviving structures are now owned and operated by the State of Maine as Fort McClary State Historic Site, including a blockhouse dating from 1844.
Forts on the National Register of Historic Places in New Hampshire (1 P) Pages in category "Forts in New Hampshire" The following 7 pages are in this category, out of 7 total.
Forts on the National Register of Historic Places in Maine (18 P) Pages in category "Forts in Maine" The following 12 pages are in this category, out of 12 total.
This is a list of historical forts in the United States. World War II military reservations containing 8-inch and larger gun batteries are also included. World War II military reservations containing 8-inch and larger gun batteries are also included.
Fort William and Mary sketch by Wolfgang William Romer (1705). On December 14, 1774, local Patriots from the Portsmouth area, led by local political leader and rebel activist John Langdon, stormed the post (overcoming a six-man caretaker detachment) and seized the garrison's gunpowder supply, which was distributed to local militia through several New Hampshire towns for potential use in the ...
Pages in category "Forts on the National Register of Historic Places in Maine" The following 18 pages are in this category, out of 18 total. This list may not reflect recent changes .
76.19 Maine. 76.20 Maryland. 76.21 Massachusetts. ... The municipalities that use the term fort in their name do so for historical reasons, ... New Hampshire. Fort ...