Percival P. Baxter
Honorable
Percival P. Baxter
Governor of Maine
who arranged for the purchase of this and other forts from the Federal Government.
Fort Popham, with 6,73 acres of land was valued at $6,600.
Fort Baldwin, with 45.13 acres of land was valued at $5,000.
The transfer was made on September 20, 1924
John W. Weeks was Secretary of War at the time
Courtesy hmdb.org
