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United States historic place
Fort Gorges is a former United States military fort built on Hog Island Ledge in Casco Bay, Maine, United States. Built from 1858 to 1865, no battles
Fort_Gorges
English military commander (d. 1647)
Colonization in North America," even though Gorges himself never set foot in the New World. Ferdinando Gorges was born between 1565 and 1568, probably in
Ferdinando_Gorges
Topics referred to by the same term
Gorges, Loire-Atlantique, France Gorges, Manche, France Gorges, Somme, France Cognin-les-Gorges, Isère, France Three Gorges, a region in China Fort Gorges
Gorges
Inlet of the Gulf of Maine, United States
patent to Ferdinando Gorges and John Mason for coastal lands and interiors extending from the Merrimack River to the Kennebec. Gorges and Mason eventually
Casco_Bay
Historic coastal fortress in South Carolina, United States
Fort Sumter is an incomplete sea fort at the mouth of Charleston Harbor, South Carolina, where the battle that sparked the American Civil War took place
Fort_Sumter
Military unit
of Fort Scammell and a modernization of Fort Preble began in 1862. By the end of the war Fort Gorges was largely complete, while the design of Fort Scammell
Harbor_Defenses_of_Portland
Most populous city in Maine, United States
Bay Ferry. The boat made it to Fort Gorges and unfurled a heart banner. The banner appeared on the uninhabited island fort again in 2017. The heart flag
Portland,_Maine
narration is provided. The route takes the boat beside landmarks such as Fort Gorges and Luckse Sound, where ships were torpedoed during World War II. The
Casco_Bay_Mail_Boat
Last surviving six-masted schooner
correspondent reported the decision to beach Edward J. Lawrence on a reef off Fort Gorges in Portland Harbor, and described the fire as "the most spectacular for
Edward_J._Lawrence
Neighborhood in South Portland, Maine, United States
for its views of Spring Point Ledge Light as well as island forts including Fort Gorges. WillardFest is an annual one day neighborhood festival which
Willard_Beach
Bibb Fort Bowyer Fort Carney Fort Claiborne Fort Condé, open to the public Fort Crawford Fort Dale Fort Decatur Fort Easley Fort Gaines Fort Glass Fort Hampton
List of forts in the United States
List_of_forts_in_the_United_States
of Casco Bay with known hazards when it hit an underwater object near Fort Gorges in 2011, sustaining more than $50,000 worth of damage. Edward D. Murphy
City_of_Portland_IV
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Gorge_(disambiguation)
Overviews of forts
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List_of_forts
Part of a military fortification
Tenaille-head Bastion-head Closed works are the redoubt, star fort and bastioned fort. Gorges of 'half-closed works' were usually closed either by a parapet
Gorge_(fortification)
wharf grain elevator completed for export of Canadian wheat. 1865 - Fort Gorges completed. 1866 Fire. Lincoln Park established. 1867 Portland Institute
Timeline_of_Portland,_Maine
Former United States Army Fort
included Levett, Fort Williams on Portland Head, and Fort McKinley on Great Diamond Island as well as Fort Preble. Fort Scammel and Fort Gorges, once strongly
Fort_Levett
1861 American Civil War battle
The Battle of Fort Sumter (also the Attack on Fort Sumter or the Fall of Fort Sumter) (April 12–13, 1861) was the bombardment of Fort Sumter near Charleston
Battle_of_Fort_Sumter
Archaeological site in Tennessee, US
both gorges. The natural water power in these two gorges attracted entrepreneurs and millwrights throughout the 19th century. The Old Stone Fort is located
Old_Stone_Fort_(Tennessee)
Deactivated military fort in South Portland, Maine
Fort Preble was a military fort in South Portland, Maine, United States, built in 1808 and progressively added to through 1906. The fort was active during
Fort_Preble
Area of Portland, Maine, US
lighthouses, Mason Station power plant, and the stone battlement of Fort Gorges. While densely settled, it is largely residential and, due to the shape
Munjoy_Hill
Mansion on the Western Promenade Timeline of Portland, Maine, history Fort Gorges Fort Scammel Maine Historical Society & Museum McLellan-Sweat Mansion Munjoy
History_of_Portland,_Maine
US historian and novelist (1937–2020)
(Pinto Press, 1997) I, Hanuman (Writers Workshop, Kolkata, India, 2003) Fort Gorges, Maine: A Relph Coggins Mystery (University Press of the South, 2008)
Roger_Buckley
Coastal forts construction and maintenance in the U.S.
Maine: Fort Knox; Kennebec River, Maine: Fort Popham; Portland Harbor, Maine: Fort Gorges, Fort Scammell, Fort Preble; Kittery Point, Maine: Fort McClary;
Seacoast defense in the United States
Seacoast_defense_in_the_United_States
Gorge on the river Danube between Serbia and Romania
on the Danube (painting by László Mednyánszky in 1890's) Three Gorges – similar gorges on the Yangtze River also affected by large dams Tourism in Romania
Iron_Gates
Ethiopia- Blue Nile Gorge Madagascar- Isalo Canyon Mali—Talari Gorges Morocco- Todgha Gorge Namibia—Fish River Canyon Republic of Congo- Gorges of Diosso Tanzania—Olduvai
List_of_canyons
of cannon, usually on the roof of the fort or behind low earthworks. Along with new forts, a few masonry forts of the colonial period were rebuilt under
List of coastal fortifications of the United States
List_of_coastal_fortifications_of_the_United_States
Outward structure of a fortification
unequal, which also makes the gorges unequal. A regular bastion is that which has proportionate faces, flanks, and gorges. A deformed or irregular bastion
Bastion
State park in North Carolina, United States
Game Land. Gorges State Park provides the principal access to the Horsepasture River on these adjoining public lands. The land of Gorges State Park is
Gorges_State_Park
English lawyer and politician (1618–1670)
Ferdinando Gorges and his Province of Maine Preston, Richard. Gorges of Plymouth Fort: a life of Sir Ferdinando Gorges, Captain of Plymouth Fort, Governor
Thomas Gorges (Maine governor)
Thomas_Gorges_(Maine_governor)
Former Russian establishment in North America
Fort Ross is a former Russian establishment on the west coast of North America in what is now Sonoma County, California, United States. It was the first
Fort_Ross,_California
Canyon in Georgia
Borjomi Gorge (Georgian: ბორჯომის ხეობა) is a picturesque canyon of the Kura River in central Georgia. The gorge was formed as a result of the Kura River
Borjomi_Gorge
English colony in present-day US
2009-11-12 John Wingate Thornton, Colonial Schemes of Popham and Gorges : Speech at the Fort Popham Celebration, August 29, 1862, 1863 Popham, Maine's 'lost'
Popham_Colony
Fortified complex above Bard, Aosta Valley, Italy
musical and theatrical performances. The fort, which is at the entrance to the Aosta Valley, is located in a narrow gorge above the Dora Baltea river. It has
Fort_Bard
Former U.S. Army Fort in California
Fort Ord is a former United States Army post on Monterey Bay on the Pacific Ocean coast in California, which closed in 1994 due to Base Realignment and
Fort_Ord
Gorge in Bristol, England
of the gorge is Leigh Woods, the name of both a village and the National Trust forest it is situated in. There are three Iron Age hill forts overlooking
Avon_Gorge
Canyon along the border of Oregon and Washington in the United States
The Columbia River Gorge is a canyon of the Columbia River in the Pacific Northwest of the United States. Up to 4,000 feet (1,200 m) deep, the canyon
Columbia_River_Gorge
Heritage railroad based in Cañon City, Colorado
points in the gorge in anticipation of a favorable judgment by the Supreme Court. Rio Grande crews built 17 stone "forts" (such as "Fort DeRemer" at Spike
Royal_Gorge_Route_Railroad
Place in Andhra Pradesh, India
The fort is a centrally protected monument of Archaeological Survey of India (ASI). The fort of Gandikota acquired its name due to the 'gorge', formed
Gandikota
Historic fort in Florida, US
The Fort Zachary Taylor Historic State Park, also known simply as Fort Taylor, is a Florida State Park and National Historic Landmark centered on a Civil
Fort_Zachary_Taylor
National Historic Site of the United States in Wyoming
Fort Laramie (/ˈlærəmi/; founded as Fort William and known for a while as Fort John) was a significant 19th-century trading post, diplomatic site, and
Fort Laramie National Historic Site
Fort_Laramie_National_Historic_Site
United States historic place
Fort Cascades was a United States Army fort constructed in 1855 to protect the portage road around the final section of the Cascades Rapids, known as
Fort_Cascades
United States historic place
Fort Tejon in California is a former United States Army outpost which was intermittently active from June 24, 1854, until September 11, 1864. It is located
Fort_Tejon
Early modern fortification style built to withstand cannon fire
A bastion fort or trace italienne (a phrase derived from non-standard French, meaning 'Italian outline') is a fortification in a style developed during
Bastion_fort
Former U.S. Navy and Marine Corps prison in Kittery, ME
Sullivan, constructed an earthwork defense called Fort Sullivan atop the bluff. In conjunction with Fort Washington across the Piscataqua River on Peirce
Portsmouth_Naval_Prison
September 1863, American Civil War
casemates with sand, protecting the gorge wall with sandbags, and building new traverse, blindages, and bombproofs. Some of Fort Sumter's artillery had been removed
Second_Battle_of_Fort_Sumter
Limestone gorge in Texas, US
Fort Worth District Public Affairs Office. Archived from the original (PDF) on July 19, 2011. Retrieved October 10, 2008. "Home - Canyon Lake Gorge"
Canyon_Lake_Gorge
Fort in Maine, United States
Fort Knox, now Fort Knox State Park or Fort Knox State Historic Site, is located on the western bank of the Penobscot River in the town of Prospect, Maine
Fort_Knox_(Maine)
Protected area in North Carolina, United States
Wilderness) and one of only two wilderness gorges in the Southern United States (along with Bald River Gorge Wilderness in Tennessee). Maintained by the
Linville_Gorge_Wilderness
National park and preserve in West Virginia, United States
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve is a United States national park and preserve designed to protect and maintain the New River Gorge in southern
New River Gorge National Park and Preserve
New_River_Gorge_National_Park_and_Preserve
Fort Raines (spelled "Rains" on interpretive signs) was a United States Army blockhouse built in October 1855 to protect the portage road around the Cascades
Fort_Raines
Moated, six-sided, historical bastion fort in Hampton, Virginia
Fort Monroe is a former military installation in Hampton, Virginia, at Old Point Comfort, the southern tip of the Virginia Peninsula, United States. It
Fort_Monroe
Lake Butte Saint Paul Cross Ranch Crow Flies High Fort Abraham Lincoln Fort Ransom Fort Stevenson Fort Totten Grahams Island Icelandic Lake Metigoshe Lake
List of North Dakota state parks
List_of_North_Dakota_state_parks
Grade II listed building in Llanstadwell, Pembrokeshire, Wales
ground. Entrance to the fort is via a drawbridge and a tunnel through a small gorge. Cost and the declining requirement for forts in the twentieth century
Scoveston_Fort
Fort in India
Keoti Fort (also Keonti Fort) is an Indian fortress (qila) situated on the Rewa Plateau about 53 kilometres (33 mi) north-east of the city of Rewa, in
Keoti_Fort
Protected wilderness area in California, United States
Carrizo Gorge is a gorge in the Jacumba Mountains in San Diego County, California. Its mouth is at an elevation of 1,411 feet (430 m), where it widens
Carrizo_Gorge
American politician
William Gorges (January 1605 – February 1658) was a soldier and the first colonial governor of the Province of Maine. Gorges was born in January 1605,
William_Gorges
built as part of a two-story barracks on the site of the French "Fort du Portage," or "Fort Little Niagara," by Daniel Joncaire in 1750, when the Niagara
Old_Stone_Chimney
Historic park in Sacramento, California
Sutter's Fort was a 19th-century agricultural and trade colony in the Mexican Alta California province. Established in 1839, the site of the fort was originally
Sutter's_Fort
Fort Lupin, also known as Fort de la Charente, is an artillery battery in Saint-Nazaire-sur-Charente, in the department of Charente-Maritime, France. It
Fort_Lupin
Fort on the Hudson River during the American Revolutionary War
side of Popolopen Gorge, with Fort Montgomery to the north. The forts defended a huge wrought iron chain that spanned the Hudson from Fort Montgomery to Anthony's
Fort_Clinton
UNESCO World Heritage Site in Luxembourg City, canton of Luxembourg Luxembourg
founded in 1949). Grund River Alzette Église Saint-Jean (Neumünster) The gorges and Adolphe Bridge Bock Casemates (Bockfiels) "City of Luxembourg: its Old
Old_City_of_Luxembourg
United States historic place
Fort Popham is a Civil War-era coastal defense fortification at the mouth of the Kennebec River in Phippsburg, Maine. It is located in sight of the short-lived
Fort_Popham
State park in North Carolina, United States
Fort Macon State Park is a North Carolina state park in Carteret County, North Carolina, in the United States. Located on Bogue Banks near Atlantic Beach
Fort_Macon_State_Park
United States historic place
Fort McClary is a former defensive fortification of the United States military located along the southern coast at Kittery Point, Maine at the mouth of
Fort_McClary
National Historic Site in Otero County, Colorado, United States
Bent's Old Fort is a historical fort located in Otero County in southeastern Colorado, United States. A company owned by Charles Bent and William Bent
Bent's Old Fort National Historic Site
Bent's_Old_Fort_National_Historic_Site
Place in Wyoming and Utah
Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area is a United States national recreation area in Wyoming and Utah. Its centerpiece is the 91 miles (146 km) long
Flaming Gorge National Recreation Area
Flaming_Gorge_National_Recreation_Area
Fort in San Francisco, California
Fort Point, known historically as the Castillo de San Joaquín (Spanish for "Saint Joachim's Castle") is a masonry seacoast fortification located on the
Fort Point National Historic Site
Fort_Point_National_Historic_Site
Island in San Francisco Bay
County, although there are small slivers (0.7%) at the eastern end of it (Fort McDowell, Point Blunt) which extends into the territory of the City and County
Angel_Island_(California)
Private island in Maine, United States
names of the fort's builder were also chosen after Scammell, a friend of the builder's father, Secretary of War Henry Dearborn.) The fort was designed
House_Island_(Maine)
United States historic place
Fort Clatsop was the encampment of the Lewis and Clark Expedition in the Oregon Country near the mouth of the Columbia River during the winter of 1805–1806
Fort_Clatsop
United States historic place
Fort McKinley is a former United States Army coastal defense fort on Great Diamond Island, Maine in Casco Bay, which operated from 1873 to 1947. It was
Fort_McKinley_(Maine)
Longest river in Asia
Shigu The Jinsha, "Golden Sands River", in Yunnan Qutang Gorge, one of the Three Gorges Three Gorges Dam in Hubei, the world's largest hydroelectric project
Yangtze
Fort in Gosport, Hampshire, England
Fort Gilkicker is a historic Palmerston fort built at the eastern end of Stokes Bay, Gosport, Hampshire England to dominate the key anchorage of Spithead
Fort_Gilkicker
Former fort near Pensacola, Florida
Fort McRee was a historic military fort constructed by the United States on the eastern tip of Perdido Key to defend Pensacola and its important natural
Fort_McRee
City in the United States
April. Columbia Gorge Discovery Center & Museum, the official interpretive center for the Columbia River Gorge National Scenic Area Fort Dalles Museum,
The_Dalles,_Oregon
Fortified structure
over time and, sometimes, has also been applied to structures such as hill forts and 19th- and 20th-century homes built to resemble castles. Over the Middle
Castle
19th-century fort in Portugal
Gião gorges. It was work number 52 of the Lines and is believed to have had three cannon. In addition to having a commanding view of the gorges, it was
Fort_of_Mosqueiro
Former United States Army fort
Fort Williams is a former United States Army fort in Cape Elizabeth, Maine which operated from 1872 to 1964. It was part of the Coast Defenses of Portland
Fort_Williams_(Maine)
Pinnacle in Maharashtra, India
falling into gorge at Prabalgad fort". The Times of India. Ashish Phadnis (10 February 2018). "Pune trekker dies after falling into 700-ft gorge in Panvel"
Kalavantin_Durg
Fort on the Thames in Kent, England
of 2.3 km (1.4 mi). The first Shornemead Fort was provided with a barracks, magazine and defensible gorges and was planted with walnut trees nearby to
Shornemead_Fort
Armenian fort
Ertij is a fort built during the 13th century. It is situated upon a hill adjacent to the village of Arpi in the Vayots Dzor Province of Armenia. Nearby
Ertij_Fort
State park in Nevada, United States
Fort Churchill State Historic Park is a state park of Nevada, United States, preserving the remains of a United States Army fort and a way station on the
Fort Churchill State Historic Park
Fort_Churchill_State_Historic_Park
Military defensive construction
A fortification (also called a fort, fortress, fastness, or stronghold) is a military construction designed for the defense of territories in warfare,
Fortification
United States historic place
Fort Sullivan (briefly Fort Sherbrooke) was a 19th-century military fortification in Eastport, Maine. It lay opposite New Brunswick, Canada, and served
Fort_Sullivan_(Maine)
Site of the Battle of Fort Necessity (1754)
Fort Necessity National Battlefield is a National Battlefield in Fayette County, Pennsylvania, United States, which preserves the site of the Battle of
Fort Necessity National Battlefield
Fort_Necessity_National_Battlefield
19th century fort in Pembrokeshire, Wales
Stack Rock Fort is a fort built on a small island in the Milford Haven Waterway, Pembrokeshire, Wales. A 3-gun fort was built between 1850 and 1852, and
Stack_Rock_Fort
United States historic place
Fort Bridger was originally a 19th-century fur trading outpost established in 1842, on Blacks Fork of the Green River, in what is now Uinta County, Wyoming
Fort_Bridger
Protected natural area in Kentucky, United States
River Gorge is a canyon system on the Red River in east-central Kentucky, United States. Geologically it is part of the Pottsville Escarpment. The gorge lies
Red_River_Gorge
State historic site of New York, US
Fort Niagara, also known as Old Fort Niagara, is a fortification originally built by New France to protect its interests in North America, specifically
Fort_Niagara
Border fortress in northern Greece
Fort Roupel (Greek: Οχυρό Ρούπελ) is a fortress at the north border of Central Macedonia, Greece, built in 1914. It became part of the fortifications of
Fort_Roupel
Historic site in Maine, United States
Fort Edgecomb, built in 1808–1809, is a two-story octagonal wooden blockhouse with restored fortifications located on Davis Island in the town of Edgecomb
Fort_Edgecomb
Historic site in Maine, United States
Fort Baldwin is a former coastal defense fortification near the mouth of the Kennebec River in Phippsburg, Maine, United States, preserved as the Fort
Fort_Baldwin
Archaeological hill fort in Arunachal Pradesh, India
known as the fort of Bhīṣmaka, and the other about 24 miles north of Sadiya between the gorges of those two rivers is believed to be the fort of Śiśupāla
Rukmininagar_Fort
Fur trading post in Washington Territory
Fort Nez Percés (or Fort Nez Percé, with or without the acute accent), later known as (Old) Fort Walla Walla, was a fortified fur trading post on the Columbia
Fort_Nez_Percés
Monument in Georgia, US
Fort Pulaski National Monument is located on Cockspur Island between Savannah and Tybee Island, Georgia. It preserves Fort Pulaski, the place where the
Fort Pulaski National Monument
Fort_Pulaski_National_Monument
Section of the Colorado River in Arizona–California
Topock Gorge is a mountainous canyon and gorge section of the Colorado River, located between Interstate 40 and Lake Havasu. The town of Needles, California
Topock_Gorge
Largest Greek island
island has a number of gorges, such as the Samariá Gorge, Imbros Gorge, Kourtaliotiko Gorge, Ha Gorge, Platania Gorge, the Gorge of the Dead (at Kato Zakros
Crete
Suburb in Wellington City, New Zealand
fears of possible war with Russia, the so-called 'Russian Scare'. Fort Kelburne and Fort Buckley at Kaiwharawhara were the first coastal defences to be built
Ngauranga
Granite tor in Lustleigh
is the location for an Iron Age hill fort, probably due to the views and defensibility of the site. The hill fort was an oval enclosure which is 116 metres
Hunter's Tor, Lustleigh Cleave
Hunter's_Tor,_Lustleigh_Cleave
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