Fort Baldwin

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Fort Baldwin, a coastal defense land battery near the mouth of the Kennebec River in Phippsburg, Maine, was named after Jeduthan Baldwin, an engineer for the Colonial army during the American Revolution. The fort was constructed between 1905 and 1912 and originally consisted of three batteries, all of which were removed in July 1924:

  • Cogan Battery with two three-inch guns.
  • Hawley Battery with two six-inch pedestal guns.
  • Hardman Battery with one six-inch disappearing gun.

During World War I, Fort Baldwin and Fort Popham held a garrison of 200 soldiers including the 13th and 29th Coast Artillery. During World War II, between 1941 and 1943, D Battery, 8th Coast Artillery manned Fort Baldwin.

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