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The Modern Defenses of the Coast of Maine, 1891 - 1945 (Vol.1) The Modern Defenses of the Coast of Maine, 1891 - 1945 (Vol. 2) - Annexes; Insignia of the Coast Artillery Corps at the Coast Defense Study Group; 1929 film of mine planting operations in the Harbor Defenses of Portland, Maine
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.
Fort Sumner was a coastal defense fortification on Munjoy Hill in Portland, Maine, United States.It was built in 1794 as part of the first system of coastal fortifications built by the United States.
Fort Levett was a former U.S. Army fort built on Cushing Island, Maine, beginning in 1898. Located in Cumberland County, Maine, in Casco Bay near Portland, Maine, the fort was heavily fortified with guns for coastal defense.
Organized at Portland, Maine 16 April 1924 by redesignating the 240th Artillery, Coast Artillery Corps (previously the 1st Coast Defense Command), Maine National Guard. [1] On 16 September 1940 the regiment was inducted into federal service at Portland, Maine and HQ moved to Fort McKinley 23 September 1940.
Fort Williams is a former United States Army fort in Cape Elizabeth, Maine which operated from 1872 to 1964. It was part of the Coast Defenses of Portland, later renamed the Harbor Defenses of Portland, a command which protected Portland's port and naval anchorage 1904–1950.
York County Community College instructional site on Community Drive in Sanford, Maine, will construct a new 10,000-square-foot welding lab as part of the Maine Defense Industry Alliance plan.
Fort McKinley is a former United States Army coastal defense fort on Great Diamond Island, Maine in Casco Bay, which operated from 1873 to 1947. It was named for President William McKinley. It included a sub-post, Fort Lyon, on Cow Island, just north of Great Diamond Island. Fort Lyon was named for Nathaniel Lyon.