Kittery Point, Maine in the context of "Freshwater marsh"

⭐ In the context of freshwater marshes, Kittery Point, Maine is considered a location where these ecosystems are likely to develop due to what characteristic?

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⭐ Core Definition: Kittery Point, Maine

Kittery Point is a census-designated place (CDP) in the town of Kittery, York County, Maine, United States. First settled in 1623, Kittery Point traces its history to the first seafarers who colonized the shore of what became Massachusetts Bay Colony and later the State of Maine. Located beside the Atlantic Ocean, it is home to Fort McClary State Historic Site, and Fort Foster Park on Gerrish Island. Cutts Island is home to Seapoint Beach and the Brave Boat Harbor Division of the Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge.

Kittery Point is part of the Portland–South Portland–Biddeford, Maine Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 1,012 at the 2010 census.

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👉 Kittery Point, Maine in the context of Freshwater marsh

A freshwater marsh is a non-forested marsh wetland that contains shallow fresh water, and is continuously or frequently flooded. Freshwater marshes primarily consist of sedges, grasses, and emergent plants. Freshwater marshes are usually found near the mouths of rivers, along lakes, or are present in low lying areas with low drainage like abandoned oxbow lakes. Unlike its counterpart the salt marsh, which is regularly flushed with sea water, freshwater marshes receive the majority of their water from surface water.

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Kittery Point, Maine in the context of Kittery, Maine

Kittery is a town in York County, Maine, United States, and the oldest incorporated town in Maine. Home to the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard on Seavey's Island, Kittery includes Badger's Island, the seaside district of Kittery Point, the village of Kittery, and part of the Isles of Shoals. The southernmost town in the state, it is a tourist destination known for its many outlet stores.

Kittery is part of the Portland-South Portland-Biddeford metropolitan area. The town's population was 10,070 at the 2020 census.

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Kittery Point, Maine in the context of Fort McClary

Fort McClary is a former defensive fortification of the United States military located along the southern coast at Kittery Point, Maine at the mouth of the Piscataqua River. It was used throughout the 19th century to protect approaches to the harbor of Portsmouth, New Hampshire and the Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery. The property and its surviving structures are now owned and operated by the State of Maine as Fort McClary State Historic Site, including a blockhouse dating from 1844.

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Kittery Point, Maine in the context of Fort Foster (Kittery, Maine)

Fort Foster, now part of Fort Foster Park, is a historic fort active 1901–1946 on the southwest tip of Gerrish Island in the Kittery Point area of Kittery, Maine. The park includes beaches and trails. Battery Bohlen and Battery Chapin were the major parts of the fort.

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LINKED FROM (PARENTS)
← Freshwater marsh ← Kittery, Maine ← Fort McClary ← Fort Foster (Kittery, Maine)
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Census-designated place → New England town → Kittery, Maine → York County, Maine → Maine → Massachusetts Bay Colony → Atlantic Ocean → Fort McClary → Fort Foster (Kittery, Maine) → Rachel Carson National Wildlife Refuge → Portland, Maine → South Portland, Maine → Biddeford, Maine → Portland-South Portland-Biddeford metropolitan area → 2010 United States Census →