Fort Williams

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Fort Williams was a former U.S. Army coastal defense fort in Cape Elizabeth, Maine, that played a key role in protecting Portland Harbor before being decommissioned and converted into a public park.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coastal defense fort ⓘ
former military fort ⓘ
built to defend Portland, Maine ⓘ
constructionBegan late 19th century ⓘ
controlledBy United States Army Coast Artillery Corps ⓘ
convertedTo public park ⓘ
country United States ⓘ
currentName Fort Williams Park ⓘ
currentUse public park ⓘ
deactivated 1940s ⓘ
decommissioned mid-20th century ⓘ
hasActivity historical tourism ⓘ
recreation ⓘ
sightseeing ⓘ
hasFacility picnic areas ⓘ
sports fields ⓘ
walking trails ⓘ
hasFunction coastal defense ⓘ
harbor defense ⓘ
hasLandmark Portland Head Light ⓘ
hasRemnant artillery emplacements ⓘ
barracks foundations ⓘ
support buildings remains ⓘ
hasStructure former gun batteries ⓘ
military ruins ⓘ
hasView Atlantic Ocean ⓘ
heritageStatus historic military site ⓘ
locatedIn Cape Elizabeth, Maine ⓘ
Cumberland County, Maine ⓘ
Maine ⓘ
New England ⓘ
locatedNear Portland Harbor ⓘ
locatedOn Atlantic coast of the United States ⓘ
namedAfter Brevet Major General Seth Williams ⓘ
nearbyCity Portland, Maine ⓘ
openToPublic true ⓘ
operatedBy United States Army ⓘ
overlooks Casco Bay ⓘ
ownedBy Town of Cape Elizabeth ⓘ
partOf Harbor Defenses of Portland ⓘ
protects Portland Harbor ⓘ
region Casco Bay region ⓘ
significance major element of Portland coastal defenses ⓘ
touristAttraction true ⓘ
usedDuring Spanish–American War ⓘ
World War I ⓘ
World War II ⓘ

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Fort Williams Park → namedAfter → Fort Williams ⓘ
Fort Williams Park → hasPart → Fort Williams ⓘ