Fort Sullivan (site) (Eastport, Maine)

USA / Maine / Eastport / Eastport, Maine
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This Second System fortification was erected in 1808-1809. It consisted of a circular battery of stone, mounting four heavy guns, covered by a blockhouse. It was planned to be modernized under the Third System.

As of 1851, it was intended to be armed with five 32-pounder seacoast guns, twenty-one 24-pounder guns, three field pieces, four 8" heavy seacoast howizters, one 13" mortar and two 10" heavy mortars, for a total of 36 guns.
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Coordinates:   44°54'26"N   66°59'15"W
This article was last modified 12 years ago