Fort Popham

URI: https://gptkb.org/entity/Fort_Popham
GPTKB entity
Statements (29)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:coastal_defense_fortification
gptkbp:addedToNationalRegisterOfHistoricPlaces 1969
gptkbp:armament gptkb:artillery
gptkbp:built 1861
gptkbp:builtBy gptkb:United_States_Army_Corps_of_Engineers
gptkbp:controlledBy gptkb:United_States_Army
gptkbp:country gptkb:United_States
gptkbp:currentUse gptkb:historic_site
gptkbp:governingBody gptkb:State_of_Maine
gptkbp:height 30 feet
gptkbp:location gptkb:Phippsburg,_Maine
gptkbp:material gptkb:granite
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:George_Popham
gptkbp:nearby gptkb:Fort_Baldwin
gptkbp:NRHPReferenceNumber 69000018
gptkbp:openToPublic yes
gptkbp:overlooks gptkb:Atlantic_Ocean
gptkb:Kennebec_River
gptkbp:part_of gptkb:Third_System_of_US_fortifications
gptkbp:purpose defend the mouth of the Kennebec River
gptkbp:shape crescent-shaped
gptkbp:thickness 30 feet
gptkbp:used_in gptkb:American_Civil_War
gptkb:Spanish–American_War
gptkb:World_War_I
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Popham_Beach
gptkb:Phippsburg,_Maine
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Fort Popham