ME, USA
Fort Preble Site (Spring Point)
Battlefield
Spring Point on the Portland waterfront was an early defensive position protecting the harbor. A fort here in various forms anchored the harbor defense from the Revolutionary era onward. The site connects Portland's coastal defense experience across multiple conflicts and bears the name of Falmouth's Revolutionary War military family.
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Address
Spring Point, South Portland, ME 04106
Connected Events
May 1775
Ichabod Jones Confrontation and Mowat Capture
Lieutenant Henry Mowat, Vice Admiral Samuel Graves, Ichabod Jones
Sep 1775
Admiral Graves Orders Punitive Expedition
Lieutenant Henry Mowat, Vice Admiral Samuel Graves
Oct 1775
Mowat Issues Ultimatum to Falmouth
Lieutenant Henry Mowat, Samuel Freeman
Oct 1775
Bombardment and Burning of Falmouth
Lieutenant Henry Mowat
Oct 1775
News of Falmouth Burning Spreads
Lieutenant Henry Mowat, Vice Admiral Samuel Graves, Benjamin Franklin
Apr 1776
Jul 1786
Falmouth Renamed Portland
Lieutenant Henry Mowat