Fort McKinley

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coastal defense fort former military installation

Fort McKinley is a former U.S. coastal defense fortification on Great Diamond Island in Maine, now noted for its preserved military architecture and historic significance.

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Surface form Occurrences
Fort McKinley Historic District 1

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coastal defense fort ⓘ
former military installation ⓘ
access reachable by boat from Portland ⓘ
builtDuring Endicott Period NERFINISHED ⓘ
category Buildings and structures in Portland, Maine ⓘ
Former coastal fortifications in Maine ⓘ
Historic military installations in the United States ⓘ
constructionBegan late 19th century ⓘ
controlledBy United States Army Coast Artillery Corps NERFINISHED ⓘ
country United States of America ⓘ
surface form: United States
currentUse historic site ⓘ
residential community ⓘ
defended approaches to Portland Harbor ⓘ
era Endicott coastal fortification system NERFINISHED ⓘ
function coastal artillery post ⓘ
harbor defense ⓘ
garrisonType coast artillery troops ⓘ
hasFeature barracks ⓘ
concrete emplacements ⓘ
gun batteries ⓘ
officers’ quarters ⓘ
parade ground ⓘ
support buildings ⓘ
underground magazines ⓘ
hasPreservedElements battery structures ⓘ
military infrastructure ⓘ
heritageValue example of Endicott-era fort design ⓘ
locatedIn Casco Bay NERFINISHED ⓘ
Cumberland County, Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ
Great Diamond Island NERFINISHED ⓘ
Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ
Portland, Maine NERFINISHED ⓘ
namedAfter 25th President of the United States ⓘ
William McKinley NERFINISHED ⓘ
nearbyWaterBody Atlantic Ocean NERFINISHED ⓘ
notedFor historic significance ⓘ
preserved military architecture ⓘ
operatedBy United States Army ⓘ
partOf Harbor Defenses of Portland NERFINISHED ⓘ
U.S. coastal defense system ⓘ
United States coastal fort network NERFINISHED ⓘ
status decommissioned ⓘ
usedDuring Spanish–American War era ⓘ
World War I NERFINISHED ⓘ
World War II ⓘ

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Great Diamond Island → historicSite → Fort McKinley ⓘ
Great Diamond Island → fortificationName → Fort McKinley ⓘ
this entity surface form: Fort McKinley Historic District