▁C ove ▁General ▁Store ▁to ▁get ▁a ▁lo b ster ▁roll ▁made ▁their ▁list ▁of ▁four ▁must - see ▁places ▁in ▁Port land . ▁ ▁History ▁Diam ond ▁C ove ▁was ▁initially ▁an ▁art istic ▁retre at ▁community , ▁hosting ▁visitors ▁such ▁as ▁Henry ▁W ad sw orth ▁Long f ellow ▁and ▁Har ri et ▁Be e cher ▁St owe , ▁and ▁it ▁included ▁amen ities ▁including ▁a ▁nine - hole ▁golf ▁course . ▁At ▁the ▁time ▁of ▁the ▁Spanish – American ▁War , ▁the ▁island ▁was ▁converted ▁almost ▁entirely ▁to ▁a ▁military ▁base ▁to ▁defend ▁Cas co ▁Bay . ▁Fort ▁McK in ley ▁was ▁constructed ▁between ▁ 1 8 9 1 ▁and ▁ 1 9 0 7 ▁and ▁remained ▁in ▁service ▁until ▁the ▁end ▁of ▁World ▁War ▁II ▁in ▁ 1 9 4 5 . ▁The ▁property ▁at ▁Diam ond ▁C ove ▁remained ▁abandoned ▁for ▁dec ades , ▁until ▁its ▁renov ation ▁to ▁the ▁community ▁it ▁is ▁today . ▁ ▁See ▁also ▁ ▁List ▁of ▁islands ▁of ▁Maine ▁▁ 8 th ▁Coast ▁Art illery ▁( Un ited ▁States ) ▁ ▁Great ▁Diam ond ▁Island ▁Site , ▁a ▁pre histor ic ▁shell ▁m idden ▁site ▁on ▁the ▁island ▁ ▁Notes ▁ ▁External ▁links ▁Diam ond ▁C ove ▁official ▁web ▁site ▁ ▁Category : Is lands ▁of ▁Port land , ▁Maine ▁Category : Is lands ▁of ▁Cas co ▁Bay <0x0A> </s> ▁Abraham ▁L emp el ▁( , ▁born ▁ 1 0 ▁February ▁ 1 9 3 6 ) ▁is ▁an ▁Isra eli ▁computer ▁scient