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Monadnock Hiker
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 Posted - March 12 2023 : 8:01:16 PM
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oDt0TtqRIlc
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Back when I lived in Maine I lived on Southport Island - just north of Edgecomb - and fished (lobstered) in the Sheepscot River & the Atlantic just to the south (mouth of the river). - That is one "fast flowing" river, wide & deep, - up to 300 ft. deep in some spots. - Never knew this Fort was so close ...
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Fitzhugh Williams
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Posted - March 13 2023 : 11:56:48 AM
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| Only place I have been on the coast of Maine is Pemaquid and Fort William Henry. I see this is not too far away. And looking at the location, I wonder what they were defending and from whom? |
"Les deux pieds contre la muraille et la tete sous le robinet" |
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Monadnock Hiker
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Posted - March 13 2023 : 4:33:02 PM
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Edgecomb
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The fort was built as part of the second system of US fortifications, guarding the then-important port of Wiscasset, then one of the largest shipbuilding centers in New England. - A war scare with the British over US trade with France during the Napoleonic Wars sparked the building of these forts, along with Thomas Jefferson's Embargo Act of 1807, which closed US ports and vessels to foreign trade. - The fort's construction was supervised by US Army engineer Moses Porter, later commander of the Regiment of Light Artillery. Although the fort was built for defense, its first use (as with most of Maine's second system forts) was to enforce the embargo. - This embargo was not popular with Maine's merchants, and it is said that one of two times Fort Edgecomb's cannon were fired was in salute at James Madison's inauguration[2] on 4 March 1809 (or, less tactfully, to celebrate his lifting of Jefferson's embargo). - Eventually the War of 1812 broke out. The cannons were also fired on 14 February 1815, when word was received of peace with the British.[4]
During the War of 1812, this post saw considerable activity, holding British prisoners of war, many of them brought to Wiscasset harbor by American privateers. - In 1814, Fort Edgecomb became an important base in defending against a possible British attack on mid-coast Maine. - It remained manned until 1818, and was reactivated during the Civil War. |
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