National Register Listing
Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 2005.
Battery Steele
a.k.a. U.S. Army Corps of Engineers Battery Construction #102
Florida Ave., Peaks Island, Portland, ME Local significance of the structure: Military; Engineering
Listed in National Register of Historic Places in 2005.
About National Register Listings
The National Register of Historic Places is the official list of the Nation’s historic places worthy of preservation. Authorized by the National Historic Preservation Act of 1966, the National Park Service’s National Register of Historic Places is part of a national program to coordinate and support public and private efforts to identify, evaluate, and protect America’s historic and archeological resources.
Maine played an important role in the Underground Railroad: Maine was a major stop on the Underground Railroad, which was a network of secret routes and safe houses used by slaves to escape to freedom in the North.