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Fort Gorges is a former United States military fort built on Hog Island Ledge in Casco Bay, Maine, United States. [2] Built from 1858 to 1864, no battles were fought there and no troops were stationed there. Advancing military technology, including iron clad ships and long range guns, rendered the fort obsolete before it could be used.
Roughly bounded by Eastern Promenade and Casco Bay ... Fort Gorges: Fort Gorges. August 28, 1973 : East of Portland on Hog Island in Portland Harbor 29: Fort McKinley ...
Portland Head Light, Maine, William Aiken Walker. Casco Bay is an inlet of the Gulf of Maine on the coast of Maine in the United States.The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration's chart for Casco Bay marks the dividing line between the bay and the Gulf of Maine as running from Bald Head on Cape Small in Phippsburg west-southwest to Dyer Point in Cape Elizabeth.
The US Navy also participated in defending Casco Bay with net defenses and submarine-detecting indicator loops, with stations at Fort Williams, Peaks Island (Station 1F), Cape Elizabeth (Two Lights) (Station 1B), and Bailey Island (Station 1A). [41] Although it was a major naval anchorage, the Casco Bay area saw action only once in World War II.
Rubin estimates that 70% of the seafood on his menu comes from the waters of Casco Bay and the nearby North Atlantic. ... from lighthouses and sailing ships to historic spots such as Fort Gorges, ...
Pages in category "Casco Bay" The following 42 pages are in this category, out of 42 total. ... Fort Allen (Maine) Fort Gorges; Fort Levett; Fort Lyon (Maine)
Fort Scammell was not re-armed in the Spanish–American War of 1898, and was listed as disarmed in a 1903 report. Two emplacements for anti-aircraft guns were added in 1917, probably for the 3-inch gun M1917. [4] Of all the forts in Casco Bay, Fort Scammell was the only fort to fire a shot and be fired upon in battle, in early August 1813.
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