Fort Banks
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Fort Banks was a U.S. Coast Artillery fort located in Winthrop, Massachusetts. It served to defend Boston Harbor from enemy attack from the sea and was built in the 1809 during what is known as the Endicott period, a time in which the coast defenses of the United States were seriously expanded and upgraded with new technology. Today, the fort's mortar battery is on the National Register of Historic Places.
Location: 41.7042, -70.5417, KML, Cluster Map, Maps,
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Battle off Fairhaven ⓘ
naval engagement in the American Revolution -
Fort Banks ⓘ
American military base -
Butler Point Military Reservation ⓘ
military reservation in Massachusetts -
United States Customshouse ⓘ
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1775-05-14T00:00:00Z
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Map of Fort Banks, Massachusetts - NARA - 137929203
Map of Fort Banks, Massachusetts - NARA - 137929201
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Fort Banks Mortar Battery Winthrop MA 02
Fort Banks Mortar Battery Winthrop MA 01
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Kellogg-End-Looking-N| Type | Subtype | Date | Description | Notes | Source |
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| event | armed conflict | 1775 | Battle off Fairhaven | naval battle | Wikidata |
| link | page | FortWiki page@ | Wikidata | ||
| site | fort | Fort Banks | fort | Wikidata | |
| site | fort | 1942 | Butler Point Military Reservation | fort | Wikidata |
| site | museum | 1855 | United States Customshouse | military museum, maritime museum, custom house, building | Wikidata |
| commons | image | Banks-Obelisk | Commons | ||
| commons | image | 1890M1-Right-Side-BW | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Map of Fort Banks, Massachusetts - NARA - 137929203 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Map of Fort Banks, Massachusetts - NARA - 137929201 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Banks-map-1938 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Fort Banks Mortar Battery Winthrop MA 02 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Fort Banks Mortar Battery Winthrop MA 01 | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Kellogg-B-Looking-SW | Commons | ||
| commons | image | E-W-Gallery-Looking-E | Commons | ||
| commons | image | Kellogg-End-Looking-N | Commons | ||
