Fort Gorges is a star-shaped, granite masonry fortification built on Hog Island Ledge in Portland Harbor. Intended as a key defense structure, it was never fully completed nor armed, representing a transitional phase in coastal defense design.
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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
Military; Engineering
Florida Ave., Peaks Island, Portland, Maine
Art
400 Danforth St., Portland, Maine
Architecture
Congress And Casco Sts., 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
