Fort Foster (Kittery, Maine)

Fort Foster Park
Kittery, York, Maine in United States
10-inch (254 mm) disappearing gun at Fort Casey, Washington, similar to those formerly mounted at Fort Foster
Fort Foster Park is located in Maine
Fort Foster Park
Fort Foster Park
Coordinates43°04′03″N 70°41′29″W / 43.06750°N 70.69139°W / 43.06750; -70.69139
TypeFort
Area88 acres (36 ha)
Two 10-inch (254 mm) disappearing gun emplacements, similar to those at Fort Foster.
"Fort Foster, Maine" redirects here. For the Revolutionary War earthworks near Machias, see Fort Foster (Washington County, Maine). For other uses, see Fort Foster (disambiguation).

Fort Foster, now part of Fort Foster Park, is a historic fort active 1901–1946 on the southwest tip of Gerrish Island in the Kittery Point area of Kittery, Maine. The park includes beaches and trails.[1] Battery Bohlen and Battery Chapin were the major parts of the fort.[2]

  1. ^ "Fort Foster at PortsmouthNH.com". Archived from the original on 2014-04-20. Retrieved 2014-04-19.
  2. ^ Fort Foster at NorthAmericanForts.com