Fort Preble

 Fort Preble is my second to last site visit. I was driving around South Portland, to find historical sites that were not in Gorham and Portland. My friend Joe Gorsun came with me because he was felt like going to historical. Also, you can see that Joe is pictured under the sign that says Fort Preble instead of me its due to the fact that Joe insisted to be in the picture. The fort is know a part of Southern Maine Community College. Fort Preble has some parts of fort that were build before Maine became a state. So I will only talk about the historical importance of the fort when it Maine became a state.

Historical Importance:  Fort Preble expanded to a third system in 1845 with a new 12 gun North Battery and a 10 gun South battery. Fort Preble was involved in the Civil War when confederate soldiers to capture union ships. But, the union soldiers captured the confederate soldiers instead and imprisoned them in the fort. Between 1890 to 1910 Fort Preble had nineteen new guns fitted to the fort. During World War I Fort Preble had new builds add to it, from houses for commanders, to medic builds, to mess halls. Also, the fort was also fitted with anti-aircraft guns. By World War II Fort Preble had all the defense it need to defend Casco Bay and South Portland's harbor from enemies. Finally, Fort Preble is one of three forts that protect the islands and ships in the harbor from enemies.