Fort Gorges - Casco Bay - Portland ME . Following the War of 1812, It was proposed that a fort be built on Hog Island Ledge, in Casco Bay at the entrance to the harbor at Portland, Maine. It was named for Sir Ferdinando Gorges, the colonial proprietor of Maine. Congress did not fund construction of Fort Gorges until 1857. Construction began in 1858. . By the time it was completed in 1865, the end of the Civil War, modern explosives made it obsolete. Modernization was begun in 1869, but funding was cut off in 1876, with the third level of the fort still unfinished. During the modernization sod-covered sand was added to the top level of the fort. . The fort was last used by the Army during World War II, when it was used to store submarine mines. . It was acquired by the city of Portland in 1960 and placed on the National Register of Historic Places. It is now open to the public as a park, and is accessible only by private boat. . Google Maps - goo.gl/maps/b6ejF
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