Fort Williams Park is a 90-acre park in Cape Elizabeth, Maine, encompassing numerous historical sites. Famous for having Portland Head Light on its grounds...
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was redeveloped into Fort Williams Park. A 14-acre purchase near Portland Head Light in 1872 served to establish a sub-post to Fort Preble located at Spring...
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Fort Williams Park is a 90-acre park in Cape Elizabeth, Maine. Fort Williams may also refer to: Castle Williams, a War of 1812 fort on Governors Island...
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the former lighthouse keeper's house is a maritime museum within Fort Williams Park. Construction began in 1787 at the directive of George Washington...
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Elizabeth is the home of three coastal parks: Fort Williams Park, Two Lights State Park, and Crescent Beach State Park. Additionally, the Cape Elizabeth Land...
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included in a 7.80 acres (31,600 m2) Alexandria, Virginia city park, at 501 Fort Williams Parkway. A small cemetery with the gravesites of several Union...
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garrison during a British advance. The current historic fort—maintained by the National Park Service—was initially constructed in 1824. It is a stone...
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Harbor. Together with Fort Jay, it is managed by the National Park Service as part of Governors Island National Monument. Castle Williams was designed and...
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one black soldier, Private William Williams. At one point during the bombardment, a bomb crashed through the fort's powder magazine. However, either the...
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