1942 - 1961
This fort was born of necessity to assist in the protection of the New Hampshire and Maine
coastlines during World War II, when German subs coming into US waters was a very real
threat. The land, once owned by a prominent family, was taken by eminent domain, and
the installation went up in no time -- underground bunkers, ammo dumps, antiaircraft gun turrets,
you name it. The bunkers were once filled with guns that could shoot a target 26 miles out at
sea, Stevens said. Gun shells weighing more than 2,200 pounds were left behind and line the
entrance to one bunker. After the war most of the facility was dismantled and the land
ceded to the state, which opened it to the public after sealing off the remaining structures
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