The Castle
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.Photo: Chris j wood, CC BY-SA 4.0.
- Type: Fort
- Description: fort on Castle Island in South Boston, Massachusetts
- Also known as: “Castle Island”, “Castle William”, “CastleIsland”, “Fort Independence”, and “fortIndependence”
Places of Interest Nearby
Highlights include Boston Logan International Airport and John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum.
Boston Logan International Airport
Photo: Agremeister, CC BY-SA 4.0.
Boston Logan International Airport is modern, clean, easy to navigate, and the primary gateway to Boston and New England. ☏ +1-800-23-LOGAN…
John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum
Museum
Photo: Fcb981, CC BY-SA 3.0.
The John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum is the presidential library and museum of John F. Kennedy, the 35th president of the United States from 1961 to 1963. John F. Kennedy Presidential Library and Museum is situated 2 miles southwest of The Castle.
Governors Island
Island
Governors Island was an island in Boston Harbor in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. The island was subsumed by land reclamation for the construction and extension of Logan International Airport.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Seaport and Dorchester Heights.
Seaport
Suburb
Photo: Rhododendrites, CC BY-SA 4.0.
The Seaport is a neighborhood in Boston, Massachusetts. It is part of the larger neighborhood of South Boston, and is also sometimes called the Innovation District. Seaport is situated 1½ miles west of The Castle.
Dorchester Heights
Neighborhood
Photo: Jameslwoodward, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Dorchester Heights is the central area of South Boston. It is the highest area in the neighborhood and commands a view of both Boston Harbor and downtown. Dorchester Heights is situated 1½ miles west of The Castle.
South Boston
Photo: Dale Cruse, CC BY 2.0.
Honor. Tradition. Loyalty. If you're familiar with South Boston as presented on the silver screen, these values might spring foremost to your mind. You wouldn't be wrong, but a lot has changed since mob boss Whitey Bulger controlled his criminal underworld from here during the 1970s.
The Castle
- Categories: tourist attraction and tourism
- Location: City of Boston, Suffolk, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Satellite Map
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In Other Languages
From Chinese to Turkish—“The Castle” goes by many names.
- Chinese: “独立堡垒”
- Dutch: “Fort Independence”
- Egyptian Arabic: “حصن الاستقلال”
- French: “Castle William”
- German: “Fort Independence (Massachusetts)”
- German: “Fort Independence”
- Italian: “Fort Independence (Massachusetts)”
- Italian: “Fort Independence”
- Japanese: “ウィリアム城”
- Japanese: “フォート・インディペンデンス”
- Polish: “Fort Niepodległości”
- Turkish: “Fort Independence (Massachusetts)”
- Turkish: “Fort Independence”
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