Eastern Point Fort
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eastern-point-fort-265-14223588
title:
Eastern Point Fort
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Eastern Point Fort was a fort that was garrisoned or maintained from 1863 to 1867 on Eastern Point in Gloucester, Massachusetts, built for the American Civil War. References indicate the name has also been used to refer to the much-older Stage Fort across the harbor. In June 1863, Confederate commerce raiders attacked Gloucester-based fishing vessels at Georges Bank, a rich fishing ground east of Cape Cod. Also that year, US Army engineers realized that attacking vessels could be well inside Glo
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1860s fort in Gloucester, Massachusetts
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Eastern_Point_Fort
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2024-02-21T22:37:46Z
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