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The Harbor Defenses of the Delaware

More info FORT MOTT/ Finns Point, N.J./ 1900/ state park/ KKK
Arnold/3/12″/DC/1899-1943
Harker/3/10″/DC/1899-1941 /guns and carr to Canada, guns still at location in Canada
Gregg/2/5″/P/1901-1910
Krayenbuhl/2/5″ /BP/1900-1918
Edwards/2/3″/CM/1902-1920

FORT DELAWARE/ Pea Patch Island/ 1847/ state park /MC/ KKK
Torbert/3/12″/DC/1901-194?/guns to Battery Reed, Puerto Rico
Dodd/2/4.7″/A/1899-1918/
Hentig/2/3″/P/1901-1942
Alburtis/2/3″/MP/1901-1920
Allen/2/3″/MP/1901-1920

FORT DuPONT/ Delaware City, Del. /1896 /assorted public agencies, state park /MD, MC/ KKKK
Rodney/8/12″/M/1900-1941
Best/8/12″/M/1900-1941
Read/2/12″/BC/1899-1918/emplacements split, Btty […]

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The Harbor Defenses of Baltimore

More info FORT HOWARD/ North Point/ 1900-(1928)/VA hospital, county park/ MD, MC/ KKKK
Key /8/12″/M/1900-1927/
Stricker/2/12″/DC/1899-1918
Nicholson/2/6″/DC/1900-1927
Harris/2/5″/BP/1900-1917
Clagett/2/3″/MP/1901-1920
Lazear/2/3″/MP/1900-1920/destroyed

FORT CARROLL/ Soller’s Point Flats/1848-(1928)/ private/ KK
Towson/2/12″/BC/1900-1918/
Heart/2/5″ /BP/1900-1917
Augustin/2/3″/MP/1900-1920

FORT ARMISTEAD/ Hawkins Point/ 1896-(1928) /city park /MC/ KK
Winchester/1/12″/DC/1900-1918
McFarland/3/8″/DC/1900-1917
Irons/2/4.7″/A/1900-1913
Mudge/2/3″/MP/1901-1920/partially destroyed

FORT SMALLWOOD/ Rock Point/ 1890-(1928)/ city park/ K
Hartshorne/2/6″/DC/1900-1927
Sykes/2/3″/P/1905-1927/destroyed

Baltimore, MD: 1921 Maps PDF (218K) 6 pages $0.30

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The Harbor Defenses of the Potomac

More info FORT WASHINGTON/ east bank, MD/ 1814-(1928) 1947/ Capital National Park Area/ MD, MC/ KKK
Meigs/8/12″/M/1902-1914
Decatur/2/10″/DC/1899-1918
Emory/2/10″/DC/1898-1929
Humphreys/2/10″/DC /1899-1929
Water/1/10″/BC/1898-1898
Wilkin/2/6″/DC/1902-1928
White/2/4″/P/1899-1921
Smith/2/3″/MP/1903-1920
Many/2/3″/P/1905-1928

FORT HUNT west bank, VA 1899-(1928)1933 Capital National Park Area KK
Mount Vernon/3/8″/DC/1898-1917
Porter/1/5″/BP/1901-1917
Robinson/1/5″/BP/1901-1917
Sater/3/3″/MP/1904-1920

Potomac River, MD & VA: 1921 Maps PDF (293K) 9 pages $0.45

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The Harbor Defenses of Chesapeake Bay

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Chesapeake Bay Virginia CDSG 2018 Conference Documents for downloading. These are large files, either zip files or PDFs. Click the links to download and be sure to save them to your computer!

1921 Maps PDF (428K) 10 pages
CB Maps (zip file 6.6 […]

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The Harbor Defenses of the Kennebec River

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FORT BALDWIN /Sabino Head /1905 – 1928 /state park /MC (improvised)

unnamed / 1-8″ / Rod / 1899-1910 / at Fort Popham
Hardman / 1-6″ / DC / 1908-1917
Hawley / 2-6″ / P / 1908-1924 / mod. for 155 mm gun empl, WWII
Cogan / 2-3″ / […]

dev2022-07-23T02:32:17+00:00U.S. North Atlantic Coast|

The Harbor Defenses of Portland

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2023 CDSG Conference materials (click links to download zip files of documents) Updated March 22, 2023

download zip file with all the CDSG documents on the Harbor Defenses of Portland (Caution large file 1.3 GB): Portland-Kennebec.zip

Or download by sets:

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The Harbor Defenses of Portsmouth

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FORT FOSTER /Gerrish Island /1900 /city park /KK

Bohlen /3- 10″ /DC /1901-1943 /partially buriedChapin /2- 3″ /P /1904-1943 / sod and sand cover removed
#205 /2 -6″ /SBC /1944 /NC
AMTB 952 /2- 90 mm /F /1943-1946 / one block remains in floor of shelter

FORT CONSTITUTION /Newcastle Is. /1798 /park & USCG /MD, MC […]

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The Harbor Defenses of Boston

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East Point Military Reservation/ municipal park, Northeastern Univ. Marine Lab /KK

Murphy (#104)/ 2- 16″/ CBC/ 1944-1948
#206/ 2- 6″/ SBC/ 1943-1948
unnamed/ 2- 155 mm/ PM/ buried

FORT RUCKMAN/ Nahant/ municipal/ park/ K

Gardner/ 2- 12″/ BCLR/ 1924-1946/ casemated- WWII, partially buried

FORT BANKS/ Winthrop/ 1899/ municipal park/private/ K

Lincoln/ 8- 12″/ M […]

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The Harbor Defenses of New Bedford

More info FORT RODMAN/ Clarke Point/ 1840-(1947)/ waste water treatment plant/ city park /MD, MC/ KKK

Milliken/ 2- 12″/ BCLR/ 1924-1946/ casemated-WWII
Walcott/ 1- 8″/ DC/ 1899-1942
Barton/ 1- 8″/ DC/ 1899-1942
Cross/ 2- 5″/ P/ 1902-1920
Craig/ 2- 3″/ MP/ 1902-1920 /#1 mod. to 3-in AA, WW II
Gaston/ 2- 3″/ […]

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The Harbor Defenses of Narragansett Bay

More info FORT CHURCH/ Sakonnet Point (3 sections)/ private club/private/private KK

Gray (#107)/ 2 -16″ /CBC/ 1942-1948/ West Res. partially buried, Sakonnet Golf Club
Reilly/ 2- 8″/ CBC/ 1942-1947 /East Res., buried
#212 /2-6″/ SBC/1943-1948/ South Res., Warren Point, private, built on
unnamed/ 2- 155 mm/ PM

FORT ADAMS/ Newport/ 1824/ state park, Navy housing/ MD, MC/ […]

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