Yeah, good point... I remember an old abandoned concrete and stone fort at Popham Beach, Maine, built around the turn of the century. I used to go up to the beach there and hang out, on summer weekends, when I was stationed at the NAS in Brunswick, Maine.
It's been quite a few years, but I recall reading some information plaque at the fort that spoke of it being built for defense purposes against coastal attack. This article puts it all in historical perspective.
(That old fort (and the beach nearby), by the way, was one of the most scenic spots I've ever visited anywhere in the country!)
Yeah, good point... I remember an old abandoned concrete and stone fort at Popham Beach, Maine, built around the turn of the century. I used to go up to the beach there and hang out, on summer weekends, when I was stationed at the NAS in Brunswick, Maine. It's been quite a few years, but I recall reading some information plaque at the fort that spoke of it being built for defense purposes against coastal attack. This article puts it all in historical perspective. If you want to see turn of the century coastal batterry fortification again, get on the Bainbridge ferry and drive to either Fort Flagler or Fort Wagner State Parks. "Officer and a Gentleman" was filmed at Fort Warden State Park. The concrete fortifications they ran around on were turn of the century shore batteries.