Fort Baldwin

	Fort Baldwin Historic Site
	U.S. National Register of Historic Places
	U.S. National Historic Site
	Fort Baldwin Location in Maine
Location	Sabino Hill, Phippsburg, Maine
Coordinates	43°45′00″N 69°47′06″W
Area	6 acres (2.4 ha)
Built	1905
Architect	United States Army Corps of Engineers
NRHP reference No.	79000166
Fort Baldwin
Part of Coast Defenses of the Kennebec
Phippsburg, Maine
Type	Fortification
Site information
Owner	Public - State of Maine
Open to; the public	Yes
Site history
Built	1905–1912
Built by	U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
In use	1912–1924, 1941–1945
Materials	Reinforced concrete, earth
Garrison information
Garrison	World War I: Coast Defenses of Portland; World War II: Battery D, 8th Coast Artillery Regiment;
Added to NRHP	August 3, 1979

Fort Baldwin is a former coastal defense fortification near the mouth of the Kennebec River in Phippsburg, Maine, United States, preserved as the Fort Baldwin State Historic Site. It was named after Jeduthan Baldwin, an engineer for the Continental Army during the American Revolution. The site was listed on the National Register of Historic Places in 1979.

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