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FORT's in Casco Bay ............................... Falmouth
Neck, later
to be renamed Portland, is the hub of CASCO BAY Fifty odd
years ago,
Maine Coast residents were still tidying up from
the aftermath of being on the Front Line of World War II. Then, convoy-hungry U-Boat wolfpacks prowled the sea-lanes, often attacking their prey in sight of ancient shore defences, some of them rearmed with what had been the most modern Tools of War. |
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All up and down the rocky coast, from
Kittery Point to Machias, these
old forts may still
be
found, the legacy from a time gone by of Maine-ly iron men and wooden
ships.
From threats of frigates belching broadsides to skulking submarines,
Mainers
have been protected by forts, ranging from Colonial-Era log stockades to
masonry
and concrete emplacements, armed with everything from muzzle-loading
brass
cannon to radar-directed 16-inch costal batteries.
Now, these former guardians are at rest, peacefully yielding their ramparts and bastions to invading camera-armed summer visitors. Maine Fort History |
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