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Fort Edgecomb, built in 1808–1809, is a two-story octagonal wooden blockhouse with restored fortifications located on Davis Island in the town of Edgecomb, Lincoln County, Maine, United States. It is the centerpiece of the Fort Edgecomb State Historic Site . [ 1 ]
This is a list of the National Register of Historic Places listings in Lincoln County, Maine. This is intended to be a complete list of the properties and districts on the National Register of Historic Places in Lincoln County, Maine, United States. Latitude and longitude coordinates are provided for many National Register properties and ...
Fort Baldwin State Historic Site: Sagadahoc: Phippsburg: 10 4.0 Early 20th-century coastal defense fortification near the mouth of the Kennebec River: Fort Edgecomb State Historic Site: Lincoln: Edgecomb: 3 1.2 Two-story, octagonal wooden blockhouse on Davis Island Fort Halifax State Historic Site: Kennebec: Winslow: 0.75 0.30
Edgecomb is a town in Lincoln County, Maine, United States. The population was 1,188 at the 2020 census. It includes the neighborhoods of East Edgecomb, North Edgecomb, and Pools Landing. The town was named for George Edgcumbe, 1st Earl of Mount Edgcumbe, a supporter of the colonists. [3] [4] Fort Edgecomb is a Maine State Historic Site.
Fort Baldwin is a former coastal defense fortification near the mouth of the Kennebec River in Phippsburg, Maine, United States, preserved as the Fort Baldwin State Historic Site. [1] It was named after Jeduthan Baldwin, an engineer for the Continental Army during the American Revolution .
Fort Knox, now Fort Knox State Park or Fort Knox State Historic Site, [1] is located on the western bank of the Penobscot River in the town of Prospect, Maine, about 5 miles (8.0 km) from the mouth of the river. Built between 1844 and 1869, it was the first fort in Maine built entirely of granite; most previous forts used wood, earth, and stone ...
Fort Amsterdam, the quadrangular structure (left) in this 1660 image stood at the southern tip of Manhattan Island, defending New Amsterdam Fort Norfolk in 1861, a first system fort upgraded as part of the second system The Statue of Liberty is built on top of Fort Wood of the second system Fort Adams, one of the largest third system forts
This site was one of the last outposts of support and supply for the expedition. [1] The house passed out of the Colburn family in 1953, after which it underwent some restorative work under private ownership. It was acquired by the state in 1971, and has been operated as a historic site since. [2]