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# [[Fort Knox (1)]], Prospect, ME | # [[Fort Knox (1)]], Prospect, ME | ||
# [[Fort Popham]], Phippsburg, ME | |||
# [[Fort Gorges]], Portland, ME | # [[Fort Gorges]], Portland, ME | ||
# [[Fort | # [[Fort Scammel]], Cumberland County, ME | ||
# [[Fort Preble]], South Portland, ME | |||
# [[Fort McClary]], York County, ME | |||
# [[Fort Constitution]], Portsmouth, NH | # [[Fort Constitution]], Portsmouth, NH | ||
# [[Fort Warren]], Portsmouth, NH | # [[Fort Warren]], Portsmouth, NH | ||
# [[Fort Independence]], Boston, MA | |||
# [[Fort Rodman]], New Bedford, MA | # [[Fort Rodman]], New Bedford, MA | ||
# [[Fort Adams]], Narragansett Bay, RI | # [[Fort Adams]], Narragansett Bay, RI | ||
# [[Fort | # [[Fort Trumbull]], New London, CT | ||
# [[Fort Schuyler]], Throgs Neck, NY | # [[Fort Schuyler]], Throgs Neck, NY | ||
# [[Fort Phoenix]], Fairhaven, MA* | |||
# [[Fort Totten (3)]], Throgs Neck, NY | # [[Fort Totten (3)]], Throgs Neck, NY | ||
# [[Battery Weed]], Staten Island, NY | # [[Fort Hamilton]], New York City, NY | ||
# [[Battery Weed]], Staten Island, NY* | |||
# [[Fort Richmond]], Staten Island, NY | |||
# [[Fort Tompkins]], Staten Island, NY | # [[Fort Tompkins]], Staten Island, NY | ||
# [[Fort | # [[Fort Wadsworth]], Staten Island, NY* | ||
# [[Fort | # [[Fort Delaware]] | ||
# [[Fort Carroll]], Baltimore, MD | # [[Fort Carroll]], Baltimore, MD | ||
# [[Fort Monroe]], Hampton, VA | # [[Fort Monroe]], Hampton, VA | ||
# [[Fort Calhoun]] (Wool), Hampton, VA | |||
# [[Fort Macon]], Morehead City, NC | |||
# [[Fort Caswell]], Oak Island, NC | # [[Fort Caswell]], Oak Island, NC | ||
# [[Fort Sumter]], Charleston, SC | # [[Fort Sumter]], Charleston, SC | ||
# [[Fort Pulaski]], Savannah, GA | # [[Fort Pulaski]], Savannah, GA | ||
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# [[Fort Clinch]], Fernandina Beach, FL | # [[Fort Clinch]], Fernandina Beach, FL | ||
# [[Fort Taylor (2)]], Key West, FL | # [[Fort Taylor (2)]], Key West, FL | ||
# [[Fort Jefferson]], Dry Tortugas, FL | # [[Fort Jefferson]], Dry Tortugas, FL | ||
# [[Fort Pickens]], Pensecola, FL | |||
# [[Fort McRee]], | |||
# [[Fort Barrancas]], | |||
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# [[Fort Morgan]], Mobile Bay, AL | |||
# [[Fort Gaines]], Dauphin Island, AL | # [[Fort Gaines]], Dauphin Island, AL | ||
# [[Fort | # [[Fort Massachusetts]], | ||
# [[Fort Pike]], Lake Pontchartrain, New Orleans, LA | # [[Fort Pike]], Lake Pontchartrain, New Orleans, LA | ||
# [[Fort Wood]], (Macomb) | |||
# [[Fort Jackson]] | |||
# [[Fort Livingston]] | |||
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# [[Fort Scott]], San Francisco, CA | # [[Fort Scott]], San Francisco, CA* | ||
# [[Fort Point (3)|Fort Point]], San Francisco, CA | # [[Fort Point (3)|Fort Point]], San Francisco, CA | ||
# [[Camp Alcatraz]], San Francisco, CA | # [[Camp Alcatraz]], San Francisco, CA | ||
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Third System Forts (1816-1867)
In 1816, following the War of 1812, Congress appropriated over $800,000 for an ambitious seacoast defensive system which was known as the Third System. A Board of Engineers for Fortifications, appointed by President James Madison, visited potential sites and prepared plans for the new forts. The Board's original 1821 report established the policy which would remain in place for most of the 19th century. The original report suggested 50 sites, but by 1850 the board had identified nearly 200 sites for fortification; however, fortifications were only actually built at 42 of these sites.
The main defensive works were large structures, based on the Montalembert concept, with many guns concentrated in tall thick masonry walls, usually built on the sites of earlier forts. Construction was generally overseen by officers of the army's Corps of Engineers. Smaller works guarded less significant harbors.
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