Battery Berry (Portland, Maine)

USA / Maine / Long Island / Portland, Maine
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Two 12" disappearing carriage guns were mounted here from 1901 to 1943.

Battery Berry was named on March 24, 1900 in honor of the late Major General Hiram G. Berry, U.S. Volunteers, a native of Maine, who was killed in action at Chancellorsville, Virginia May 2, 1863.
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Coordinates:   43°41'15"N   70°11'31"W
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