Fort Independence

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Fort Independence is a granite bastion fort that provided harbor defenses for Boston, Massachusetts, located on Castle Island. Fort Independence is one of the oldest continuously fortified sites of English origin in the United States. The first primitive fortification was called "The Castle", placed on the site in 1634. It was rebuilt twice, then replaced around 1692 with a more substantial structure known as Castle William. It was abandoned by the British during the American Revolution, but the Americans renamed it Fort Adams and then Fort Independence. The existing granite fort was constructed between 1833 and 1851. Today it is preserved as a state park and fires occasional ceremonial salutes. Fort Independence was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1970.

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Castle Island; CastleIsland; fortIndependence
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File:Fort Independence on Castle Island.JPG

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Fort Independence, South Boston (cropped)
Aerial view of Castle Island, Massachusetts in World War II
USS Constitution DVIDS331961USS Constitution DVIDS331961
Fort Independence 1852
Sketch of the burning & destroying of Castle William in Boston Harbour (NYPL Hades-1847084-ps spn 289)
Fort Independence, Massachusetts - DPLA - 59e9561973d3fa38dca3f84a8a28b3ceFort Independence, Massachusetts - DPLA - 59e9561973d3fa38dca3f84a8a28b3ce
Plan of Hospital at Fort Independence, Boston Harbor, Massachusetts - DPLA - 2cc182eb4c4cbb5ec9376218ba659f25Plan of Hospital at Fort Independence, Boston Harbor, Massachusetts - DPLA - 2cc182eb4c4cbb5ec9376218ba659f25
Fort Independence - DPLA - 7dc1b9325893df5658259dec8ff797b6Fort Independence - DPLA - 7dc1b9325893df5658259dec8ff797b6
Plan of Barrack Buildings at Fort Independence, Boston Harbor, Massachusetts - DPLA - 853db866fccf77818496f87670339fa9Plan of Barrack Buildings at Fort Independence, Boston Harbor, Massachusetts - DPLA - 853db866fccf77818496f87670339fa9
1789 CastleWilliam BostonHarbor MassachusettsMagazine1789 CastleWilliam BostonHarbor MassachusettsMagazine
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    eventarmed conflict1775Battle of LexingtonbattleWikidata
    eventarmed conflict1775Battle of MenotomybattleWikidata
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    eventarmed conflict1775Battle of Bunker HillUnited States, Kingdom of Great Britain, battleWikidata
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    linkpageMassachusetts Cultural Resource Information System page@Wikidata
    linkpageNational Register of Historic Places listed place page@Wikidata
    linkpageNational Register of Historic Places page@Wikidata
    linkpageFortWiki page@Wikidata
    linkpageStarforts page@Wikidata
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    commonsimageFort Independence, South Boston (cropped) Commons
    commonsimageAerial view of Castle Island, Massachusetts in World War II Commons
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    commonsimageSketch of the burning & destroying of Castle William in Boston Harbour (NYPL Hades-1847084-ps spn 289) Commons
    commonsimageFort Independence, Massachusetts - DPLA - 59e9561973d3fa38dca3f84a8a28b3ce Commons
    commonsimagePlan of Hospital at Fort Independence, Boston Harbor, Massachusetts - DPLA - 2cc182eb4c4cbb5ec9376218ba659f25 Commons
    commonsimageFort Independence - DPLA - 7dc1b9325893df5658259dec8ff797b6 Commons
    commonsimagePlan of Barrack Buildings at Fort Independence, Boston Harbor, Massachusetts - DPLA - 853db866fccf77818496f87670339fa9 Commons
    commonsimage1789 CastleWilliam BostonHarbor MassachusettsMagazine Commons
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