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The Battle of Portland Harbor was an incident during the American Civil War, in June 1863, in the waters off Portland, Maine.
The Harbor Defenses of Portland was a United States Army Coast Artillery Corps harbor defense command. [1] It coordinated the coast defenses of Portland, Maine, the mouth of the Kennebec River, and surrounding areas from 1895 to 1950, beginning with the Endicott program. These included both coast artillery forts and underwater minefields.
Summary. Description: English: Birds Eye View of Portland, Maine. Taken two days after the great fire of July 4, 1866. ... From a photo by Black & Case. Licensing.
Fort Preble was a military fort in South Portland, Maine, United States, built in 1808 and progressively added to through 1906. The fort was active during all major wars from the War of 1812 through World War II. The fort was deactivated in 1950. It is now on the campus of Southern Maine Community College.
Portland became United States Navy destroyer base Sail during the Battle of the Atlantic. [53] Victoria Mansion museum opens. Portland street car system dismantled. [27] 1942 - Battery Steele built. 1944 - A-26 Invader crash near Portland airport was Maine's worst aircraft accident. [54] 1946 - Baxter Woods municipal forest established. [55]
Pages in category "Battles of the American Civil War in Maine" ... Battle of Portland Harbor This page was last edited on 11 November 2019, at 03:20 (UTC). ...
A report from night 50 of the Black Lives Matter protests that have rocked Portland and focused national attention on the Trump administration’s efforts to suppress protests that sometimes carry ...
The 10th Maine Battalion served as headquarters guard for the XII Corps at the Battle of Chancellorsville and as part of the Army of the Potomac's provost guard at the Battle of Gettysburg. The 10th Maine Battalion was detached from the XII Corps at Tullahoma, Tennessee , on February 29, 1864, to be amalgamated with the 29th Maine Infantry .