Fort Foster, Kittery Maine - a photo on Flickriver

We went back to Maine after the night's rest in New Hampshire to visit Kittery and Whaleback Lighthouse. Fort Foster offers amazing views of Whaleback Light, Portsmouth Harbor Light and Fort Constitution.

Whaleback Light in left and the abandoned USCG Portsmouth Harbor Life-Saving Station in right, while viewing from the park's pier. What appears to be the remains of an old wharf are in fact the remains of the WWII era cribworks for the anti-motor torpedo boat defenses.

Fort Foster, located on Gerrish Island in Kittery Point, was originally built in the early 1900’s and was an active fortress manned during World War II. It is now owned and operated by the town of Kittery as a public recreation, picnic and beach facility.

Whaleback Light is located offshore of Fort Foster and Wood Island in Kittery, Maine, at the entrance to the Piscataqua River and Portsmouth Harbor. The station (known in early records as "Whales Back") was first established in 1820. The tower was upgraded in 1855 with a new lantern and a fourth order Fresnel lens. A fog bell and tower were installed in 1863.

The current lighthouse exhibits two white flashes every 10 seconds and is created by a modern VLB-44 LED light, which was installed in October 2009. Whaleback Light was added to the National Register of Historic Places as Whaleback Light Station on March 23, 1988, reference number 87002278.

Source: www.northamericanforts.com, gatewaytomaine.org, www.portsmouthnh.com/, www.wikipedia.org

September 6, 2012, Fort Foster, Kittery, Maine, taken here.

Taken in: United States / New Hampshire / New Castle (show map)

Taken on: September 6, 2012

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