Fort Independence (Massachusetts)
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fort-independence-massachusetts-222-130689
title:
Fort Independence (Massachusetts)
text:
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
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wiki
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encyclopedia
description:
United States historic place
original url:
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fort_Independence_(Massachusetts)
date created:
2007-07-15T14:29:03Z
date modified:
2024-09-13T23:35:26Z
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13
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