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Description
Fort Levett was an U.S. Army fort built on Cushing Island in 1898, and is pictured here at the beginning of World War I. The fort functioned as an artillery and as a wireless telegraph stationed during both World Wars. During World War II, it was used for coastal defense before later being sold by the government.
Cushing Island is located in Casco Bay and is now privately owned. It seasonally houses a small community of civilians.
About This Item
- Title: District-Wireless Station, Cushing Island, Maine, ca. 1914
- Creation Date: circa 1914
- Subject Date: circa 1914
- Location: Cushing Island, Casco Bay County, ME
- Media: Photographic print
- Dimensions: 12.7 cm x 17.8 cm
- Local Code: Coll. S-7474, Misc. Box 264/7
- Collection: Images of World War I military installations in Casco Bay, Maine
- Object Type: Image
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Standardized Subject Headings
- Cushing Island (Me.)--History
- Fort Levett (Me.)
- Fortification--Maine--Casco Bay
- World War, 1914-1918--Maine--Casco Bay
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