Fort Andrews
Fort Andrews was created in 1897 as part of the Coast Defenses of Boston, Massachusetts. Construction began in 1898 and the fort was substantially complete by 1904.| Tap on a place to explore it |
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Places of Interest
Highlights include Boston Harbor Islands and Peddocks Island.
Boston Harbor Islands
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The Boston Harbor Islands are a group of thirty-four islands in Massachusetts that are a unit of the United States National Park System.
Peddocks Island
Park
Photo: Doc Searls, CC BY-SA 2.0.
Peddocks Island is one of the largest islands in Boston Harbor. Since 1996 it has formed part of the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area. Managed by the Department of Conservation and Recreation, the island is home to the now-defunct Fort Andrews…
Hull High School
School
Hull High School is a public high school located in Hull, Massachusetts, United States. It is located at 180 Main Street adjacent to the Hull Gut, overlooking Boston Harbor and the Boston skyline.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Hull and Fort Warren.
Hull
Hull is a town in Massachusetts in the South Shore region. The town is a series of islands connected by sandbars and causeways that comprise the Nantasket peninsula. The beaches are among the best in New England with fine gray sands.
Fort Warren
Hamlet
Photo: Doc Searls, CC BY 2.0.
Fort Warren is a historic fort on the 28-acre Georges Island at the entrance to Boston Harbor. The fort is named for Revolutionary War hero Dr. Joseph Warren, who sent Paul Revere on his famous ride, and was later killed at the Battle of Bunker Hill.
Germantown
Hamlet
Germantown is a primarily residential neighborhood in the city of Quincy, Massachusetts. The neighborhood is located on a peninsula surrounded by Town River bay on the west and Rock Island Cove on the east. Germantown is situated 3½ miles southwest of Fort Andrews.
Fort Andrews
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: part of the defenses of Boston, Massachusetts, USA
- Categories: artillery fort and locality
- Location: Town of Hull, Plymouth, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
42.29982° or 42° 17′ 59″ northLongitude
-70.92838° or 70° 55′ 42″ westElevation
13 feet (4 metres)Open location code
87JF73XC+WJOpenStreetMap ID
node 158800032OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamlet
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