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.

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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 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

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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

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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.

Georges Island

Suburb

Georges Island is one of the islands in the Boston Harbor, situated just over 7 miles from downtown Boston. The island has a permanent size of 39 acres, and rises to a height of 50 feet above sea level.

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″ north

Longitude

-70.92838° or 70° 55′ 42″ west

Elevation

13 feet (4 metres)

Open location code

87JF73XC+WJ

OpenStreetMap ID

node 158800032

OpenStreetMap feature

place=hamlet

GeoNames ID

4937073

Wikidata ID

Q5470733

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