Cape Elizabeth in Cumberland County, Maine — The American Northeast (New England)
Battery Hobart
Photographed By Craig Doda, July 2, 2018
1. Battery Hobart Marker
Inscription.
Battery Hobart was built in 1898 and named for Lieutenant Henry A. Hobart, one of the first Maine graduates of the U.S. Military Academy, who was killed in action during the War of 18 12. The battery mounted one British-built six-inch gun, whose function was to help protect the mine field, laid in the main channel in time of war, from hostile minesweepers. Battery Hobart was manned during the Spanish- American War, but was made redundant by the completion in 1905 of Battery Keyes, which mounted more modern, American-built guns. Therefore, when the U.S. Army determined that America's pacific defenses required strengthening, Battery Hobart's gun was removed in the summer of 1913 and sent to the Hawaiian Islands where It was used to protect the Army and Navy facilities at Pearl Harbor during World War I, The battery's magazine continued to be utilized for the Storage of ordnance supplies at Fort Williams until 1929.
Battery Hobart was built in 1898 and named for Lieutenant Henry A. Hobart, one
of the first Maine graduates of the U.S. Military Academy, who was killed in action
during the War of 1812. The battery mounted one British-built six-inch gun, whose
function was to help protect the mine field, laid in the main channel in time of
war, from hostile minesweepers. Battery Hobart was manned during the Spanish-
American War, but was made redundant by the completion in 1905 of Battery
Keyes, which mounted more modern, American-built guns. Therefore, when the
U.S. Army determined that America's
pacific defenses required strengthening,
Battery Hobart's gun was removed in the
summer of 1913 and sent to the Hawaiian
Islands where It was used to protect the
Army and Navy facilities at Pearl Harbor
during World War I, The battery's
magazine continued to be utilized for the
Storage of ordnance supplies at Fort
Williams until 1929.
Location. 43° 37.5′ N, 70° 12.7′ W. Marker is in Cape Elizabeth, Maine, in Cumberland County. Marker is on Shore Road, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map
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. Marker is in this post office area: Cape Elizabeth ME 04107, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Credits. This page was last revised on December 10, 2020. It was originally submitted on December 5, 2020, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 261 times since then and 15 times this year. Photos:1, 2, 3, 4. submitted on December 5, 2020, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • Bill Pfingsten was the editor who published this page.
