Contributed by Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands
Description
Derricks were key to moving large granite blocks around the site while Fort Preble in Cape Elizabeth (now South Portland) was under construction.
About This Item
- Title: Derricks, Fort Preble, ca. 1860
- Creation Date: circa 1860
- Subject Date: circa 1860
- Location: Fort Preble, Cape Elizabeth, Cumberland County, ME
- Media: Photographic print
- Local Code: FOKN_019
- Collection: Bureau of Parks and Lands
- Object Type: Image
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Forts & fortifications--Maine--Cape Elizabeth
- Fort Preble (Me.)
- Fortification--Maine--Cape Elizabeth
- Construction equipment
- Construction
- Hoisting machinery
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For more information about this item, contact:
Maine Bureau of Parks and Lands22 State House Station, 18 Elkins Lane, Augusta, ME 04333-0022
(207) 287-3200
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