Battery Steele is a massive reinforced concrete coastal artillery battery located on Cow Island in Casco Bay, part of Portland, Maine's extensive World War II harbor defenses. Completed in 1942, it was designed to house two 16-inch M1919 guns, providing formidable protection for the strategic port.
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Black; Religion; Social History; Historic - Non-aboriginal
73-75 Newbury St., Portland, Maine
Landscape Architecture
Roughly Baxter Blvd. Along Back Cove From Baxter To Veranda Sts., Portland, Maine
Architecture; Entertainment/Recreation
Maine State Pier, Commercial St., Portland, Maine
Art
400 Danforth St., Portland, Maine
Architecture
Congress And Casco Sts., Portland, Maine
Art; Architecture
4 Walker St., Portland, Maine
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Agriculture; Exploration/Settlement; Law
Sw Corner Of Gen. Turner Hill Rd. And Kennebec Trail, Turner, Maine
Engineering; Industry; Community Planning And Development
Spanning The Androscoggin R Bet. Topsham And Brunswick, Brunswick, Maine
Engineering; Transportation
On Me 24 Connecting Bailey And Orrs Islands, Harpswell, Maine
Industry; Community Planning And Development; Commerce; Engineering; Transportation
From Sabago Lake Basin To Conant St., Standish, Maine
Engineering; Transportation
Casco Bay Off Bailey Island, South Harpswell, Maine
Politics/Government; Architecture; Social History
Southern Maine Vocational Technical Institute Pier, South Portland, Maine
