Fort Gorges

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19th-century fort coastal fortification historic site

Fort Gorges is a 19th-century granite coastal fortification located on an island in Portland Harbor, Maine, now known as a historic site and popular kayaking destination.

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All labels observed (3)

Label Occurrences
Fort Gorges canonical 3
Fort Gorges (historically) 1
Fort Popham 1

Statements (46)

Predicate Object
instanceOf 19th-century fort ⓘ
coastal fortification ⓘ
historic site ⓘ
accessibleBy boat ⓘ
kayak ⓘ
armamentType designed for heavy seacoast artillery ⓘ
builtBy United States Army ⓘ
builtDuring American Civil War era ⓘ
condition ruinous but standing ⓘ
constructionCompleted 1864 ⓘ
constructionStarted 1858 ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
currentUse historic site ⓘ
public park ⓘ
tourist attraction ⓘ
designedToDefend Portland Harbor ⓘ
era Third System of US seacoast defense ⓘ
garrisonedBy United States Army ⓘ
governingBody Portland Parks & Recreation ⓘ
surface form: City of Portland Parks and Recreation
hasFeature granite casemates ⓘ
parade ground ⓘ
ramparts ⓘ
hasNo permanent staff ⓘ
utilities ⓘ
hasViewOf Portland Head Light ⓘ
Portland skyline ⓘ
heritageStatus local historic site ⓘ
locatedInWaterBody Casco Bay ⓘ
locatedOn island ⓘ
location Portland harbor ⓘ
surface form: Portland Harbor

Portland, Maine ⓘ
material granite ⓘ
namedAfter Ferdinando Gorges ⓘ
surface form: Sir Ferdinando Gorges
nearbyPlace Fort Scammel ⓘ
Peaks Island ⓘ
notableFor granite masonry construction ⓘ
unmodified 19th-century fort design ⓘ
openToPublic yes ⓘ
ownership Portland, Maine ⓘ
surface form: City of Portland, Maine
partOf coastal defense system of Portland Harbor ⓘ
popularFor boating ⓘ
kayaking ⓘ
sightseeing ⓘ
purpose harbor defense ⓘ
state Maine ⓘ
usedInConflict never saw combat ⓘ

Referenced by (5)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

Casco Bay → containsIsland → Fort Gorges ⓘ
Third System of US seacoast defense → hasPart → Fort Gorges ⓘ
Third System of US seacoast defense → hasPart → Fort Gorges ⓘ
this entity surface form: Fort Popham
Cumberland Sound → guardedBy → Fort Gorges ⓘ
this entity surface form: Fort Gorges (historically)
Portland harbor → hasStructure → Fort Gorges ⓘ
subject surface form: Portland Harbor