Fort Williams
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Fort Williams was a former U.S. Army coastal defense fort in Cape Elizabeth, Maine, that played a key role in protecting Portland Harbor before being decommissioned and converted into a public park.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fort Williams canonical | 2 |
Statements (47)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
coastal defense fort
ⓘ
former military fort ⓘ |
| built | to defend Portland, Maine ⓘ |
| constructionBegan | late 19th century ⓘ |
| controlledBy | United States Army Coast Artillery Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| convertedTo | public park ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| currentName | Fort Williams Park NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currentUse | public park ⓘ |
| deactivated | 1940s ⓘ |
| decommissioned | mid-20th century ⓘ |
| hasActivity |
historical tourism
ⓘ
recreation ⓘ sightseeing ⓘ |
| hasFacility |
picnic areas
ⓘ
sports fields ⓘ walking trails ⓘ |
| hasFunction |
coastal defense
ⓘ
harbor defense ⓘ |
| hasLandmark | Portland Head Light NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| hasRemnant |
artillery emplacements
ⓘ
barracks foundations ⓘ support buildings remains ⓘ |
| hasStructure |
former gun batteries
ⓘ
military ruins ⓘ |
| hasView | Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| heritageStatus | historic military site ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Cape Elizabeth, Maine
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Cumberland County, Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ New England ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Portland Harbor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Atlantic coast of the United States ⓘ |
| namedAfter | Brevet Major General Seth Williams NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| nearbyCity | Portland, Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| openToPublic | true ⓘ |
| operatedBy | United States Army ⓘ |
| overlooks | Casco Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ownedBy | Town of Cape Elizabeth NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Harbor Defenses of Portland NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| protects | Portland Harbor NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | Casco Bay region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significance | major element of Portland coastal defenses ⓘ |
| touristAttraction | true ⓘ |
| usedDuring |
Spanish–American War
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ World War II ⓘ |
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Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.