Cow Island is a 26-acre (11 ha) island in Casco Bay, Maine, United States,[1] off Great Diamond Island, about 3 miles (4.8 km) northeast of downtown Portland, and is part of the Town of Long Island in Cumberland County. A non-profit youth development organization called Rippleffect owns the island and has the responsibility to protect the island's natural ecosystem as well as the island's public access. [2]

Fort Lyons

The remains of a 1907 military installment called Fort Lyons are located on the Rippleffect side. Rippleffect has converted these ruins into its core on-island facility, an eco-friendly campus where it runs human development programs[citation needed] There are several other military installations scattered around the island, including, near the center of the island, a large pill-box under which are two tunnels that appear to have been used to store ammunition and supplies.[3]

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References

  1. ^ U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey (1879). Atlantic Local Coast Pilot. U.S. Government Printing Office. p. 466.
  2. ^ Marnie MacLean (September 25, 2014). ""Ripple Effect" On Cow Island Teaches Kids Skills". WCSH6. WCSH6. Archived from the original on February 11, 2015. Retrieved February 10, 2015.
  3. ^ Rippleffect - Corporate Eco-Retreats Archived 2008-05-09 at the Wayback Machine

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