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== Present ==

The fort was deactivated in 1948 and used by the National Guard in the 50s for training. The fort became the Portsmouth Harbor lifeboat station immediately after the fort's abonnement. In 1960 part of the property was designated a State Historic Site but remained unopen until 1973. In 1965 the Portsmouth Harbor Coast Guard Station was established. The Coast Guard would demolish Battery Hackleman and build a new structure in its place. Parts of the fort are owned by UNH who use some of the old buildings for research. Battery Farnsworth, Walbach Tower and the Mine Casement are currently owned by UNH and keep them closed for public safety. In 2007 the Ordnance Storehouse was razed and in 2009 the Mine Loading Building was razed. In 2020 the militia storehouse was razed, leaving only the Torpedo Storehouse as a sole survivor of the post buildings. During my visit of the fort, the Second System works were closed and there was no access to the Battery Farnsworth area.<gallery>

The fort was deactivated in 1948 and used by the National Guard in the 50s for training. The fort became the Portsmouth Harbor lifeboat station immediately after the fort's abonnement. In 1960 part of the property was designated a State Historic Site but remained unopen until 1973. In 1965 the Portsmouth Harbor Coast Guard Station was established. The Coast Guard would demolish Battery Hackleman and build a new structure in its place. Parts of the fort are owned by UNH who use some of the old buildings for research. Battery Farnsworth, Walbach Tower and the Mine Casement are currently owned by UNH and keep them closed for public safety. In 2007 the Ordnance Storehouse was razed and in 2009 the Mine Loading Building was razed. In 2020 the militia storehouse was razed, leaving only the Torpedo Storehouse as a sole survivor of the post buildings. During my visit of the fort, the Second System works were closed and there was no access to the Battery Farnsworth area due to the extreme deterioration.<gallery>

File:ConstitutionFt 01.jpg|1945 Postcard

File:CONSTITUTION 32.jpg|Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse

File:ConstitutionFt 16.jpg|Coast Guard Station

</gallery>

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 == Present ==
-The fort was deactivated in 1948 and used by the National Guard in the 50s for training. The fort became the Portsmouth Harbor lifeboat station immediately after the fort's abonnement. In 1960 part of the property was designated a State Historic Site but remained unopen until 1973. In 1965 the Portsmouth Harbor Coast Guard Station was established. The Coast Guard would demolish Battery Hackleman and build a new structure in its place. Parts of the fort are owned by UNH who use some of the old buildings for research. Battery Farnsworth, Walbach Tower and the Mine Casement are currently owned by UNH and keep them closed for public safety. In 2007 the Ordnance Storehouse was razed and in 2009 the Mine Loading Building was razed. In 2020 the militia storehouse was razed, leaving only the Torpedo Storehouse as a sole survivor of the post buildings. During my visit of the fort, the Second System works were closed and there was no access to the Battery Farnsworth area.<gallery>
+The fort was deactivated in 1948 and used by the National Guard in the 50s for training. The fort became the Portsmouth Harbor lifeboat station immediately after the fort's abonnement. In 1960 part of the property was designated a State Historic Site but remained unopen until 1973. In 1965 the Portsmouth Harbor Coast Guard Station was established. The Coast Guard would demolish Battery Hackleman and build a new structure in its place. Parts of the fort are owned by UNH who use some of the old buildings for research. Battery Farnsworth, Walbach Tower and the Mine Casement are currently owned by UNH and keep them closed for public safety. In 2007 the Ordnance Storehouse was razed and in 2009 the Mine Loading Building was razed. In 2020 the militia storehouse was razed, leaving only the Torpedo Storehouse as a sole survivor of the post buildings. During my visit of the fort, the Second System works were closed and there was no access to the Battery Farnsworth area due to the extreme deterioration.<gallery>
 File:ConstitutionFt 01.jpg|1945 Postcard
 File:CONSTITUTION 32.jpg|Portsmouth Harbor Lighthouse
 File:ConstitutionFt 16.jpg|Coast Guard Station
 </gallery>

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