Fort Duvall

Fort Duvall was a Coast Artillery fort, part of the Harbor Defenses of Boston, in Massachusetts. What was then called Hog Island in Hull, Massachusetts was acquired by the U.S. government in 1917, and the fort was constructed in the early 1920s.

Places of Interest

Highlights include Spinnaker Island and Bumpkin Island.

Spinnaker Island

Island

Spinnaker Island is an island in the Hingham Bay area of Boston Harbor in Massachusetts, USA. The island is part of the town of Hull, to which it is connected by a bridge, and is one of the few harbor islands that neither forms part of the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area nor is considered within the municipal limits of the city of Boston.

Bumpkin Island

Islet

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Bumpkin Island, also known as Round Island, Bomkin Island, Bumkin Island, or Ward's Island, is an island in the Hingham Bay area of the Boston Harbor. Bumpkin Island is part of Boston Harbor Islands National and State Park.

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… Peddocks Island is situated 2 miles west of Fort Duvall.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Hull and Georges Island.

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.

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. Georges Island is situated 2 miles northwest of Fort Duvall.

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. Fort Warren is situated 2 miles northwest of Fort Duvall.

Fort Duvall

Type: Locality
Description: fort in Massachusetts
Category: fort
Location: Town of Hull, Plymouth, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude

42.3001° or 42° 18′ 0″ north

Longitude

-70.89588° or 70° 53′ 45″ west

Elevation

56 feet (17 metres)

Open location code

87JF8423+2J

GeoNames ID

4937077

Wikidata ID

Q5471109

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In Other Languages

“Fort Duvall” goes by many names.

Egyptian Arabic: “حصن دوفال”

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