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Fort McClary State History Site

Fort McClary is a former defensive fortification of the United States military located along the southern coast at Kittery Point, Maine at the mouth of the Piscataqua River. It was used throughout the 19th century to protect approaches to the harbor of Portsmouth, New Hampshire and the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery.

 

The property and its surviving structures are now owned and operated by the State of Maine as Fort McClary State Historic Site, including a blockhouse dating from 1844.

 Fort McClary é uma antiga fortificação defensiva dos militares dos Estados Unidos localizada ao longo da costa sul em Kittery Point, Maine, na foz do rio Piscataqua. Foi usado ao longo do século 19 para proteger as abordagens do porto de Portsmouth, New Hampshire e do Estaleiro Naval de Portsmouth em Kittery.

 

A propriedade e suas estruturas sobreviventes agora pertencem e são operadas pelo Estado do Maine como Fort McClary State Historic Site, incluindo uma fortaleza datada de 1844.

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