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Description
Fort Edgecomb in North Edgecomb was commissioned in 1808 and saw action during the War of 1812. It was built to protect Wiscasset, a shipping center on the Sheepscot River.
It was prepared for duty again in 1864 during the Civil War, but was not used.
About This Item
- Title: Fort Edgecomb, ca. 1900
- Creator: Lamson Studio, Portland
- Creation Date: circa 1900
- Subject Date: circa 1900
- Location: Edgecomb, Lincoln County, ME
- Media: Print from glass negative
- Local Code: Coll. 245, Box 5/3
- Collection: Lamson Studios collection of glass plate negatives : Maine places
- Object Type: Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- United States--History--War of 1812
- Forts & fortifications--Maine
- Fortification--Maine--Edgecomb
- Blockhouses--Maine--Edgecomb--1890-1900
- Fort Edgecomb (Edgecomb, Me.)
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