Fort Gaines

This fort was built in 1821. It was operational in the American Civil War and World War I. During World War II, the fort was used as a camp site for the National Guard and a base for the U.S. Coast Guard stationed here to operate against enemy submarines which were hunting on merchant vessels.

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Source

• Text: Fedor de Vries
• Photos: Wikimedia Commons