Fort Independence
Fort Independence was built from 1834 to 1851. Operational in the American Civil War and World War I. In the Second World War, it became operational again and functioned as part of the U.S. coastal defense.
Nowadays the fort is a park and open to the public.
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Source
- Text: Fedor de Vries
- Photos: Eric Kilby
Nearby
Museum
- John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum - Boston
- Museumship USS Cassin Young (DD-793) - Boston Navy Yard
- Museum USS Constitution - Charlestown
Point of interest
Monument
- Korean War Memorial South Boston - Boston
- World War II Memorial South Boston - Boston
- Vietnam War Memorial Dorchester - Dorchester
Cemetery
- American War Grave Cedar Grove Cemetery - Dorchester
- Commonwealth War Graves Woodlawn Cemetery - Everett
- American War Graves Mount Wollaston Cemetery - Quincy
Fortification
Crash site
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