Fort Standish
Fort Standish was a fort built in 1863 for the American Civil War on Saquish Head in Plymouth, Massachusetts. It was named for Myles Standish, military leader of the Plymouth Colony in the 1620s, and augmented the nearby Fort Andrew on Gurnet Point.| Tap on a place to explore it |
Places of Interest
Highlights include Clarks Island and Duxbury Pier Light.
Clarks Island
Island
Photo: Raime, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Clark's Island is a small island located in Duxbury Bay in the U.S. state of Massachusetts. It was named for John Clark, the first mate of the Mayflower, the ship that brought the Pilgrims to New England.
Duxbury Pier Light
Lighthouse
Duxbury Pier lighthouse also called Duxbury Light is a lighthouse located in Plymouth Harbor, Massachusetts. Duxbury Pier Light was built in 1871 on the north side of the main channel in Plymouth Harbor to mark the dangerous shoal off Saquish Head.
Plymouth Lighthouse
Lighthouse
Photo: Kzirkel, CC BY-SA 3.0.
Plymouth Light, also known as Gurnet Light, is a historic lighthouse located on Gurnet Point at the entrance to Plymouth Bay in the town of Plymouth, Massachusetts. Plymouth Lighthouse is situated 1½ miles east of Fort Standish.
Places in the Area
Nearby places include North Plymouth and Plymouth Village Historic District.
North Plymouth
Village
Photo: Raime, CC BY-SA 3.0.
North Plymouth is a census-designated place in the town of Plymouth in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 3,600 at the 2010 census. North Plymouth is situated 3 miles southwest of Fort Standish.
Plymouth Village Historic District
Neighborhood
Photo: Historical Perspective, Public domain.
The Plymouth Village Historic District is a historic district encompassing part of the area of earliest settlement of the Plymouth Colony in Plymouth, Massachusetts. Plymouth Village Historic District is situated 3 miles southwest of Fort Standish.
South Duxbury
Village
South Duxbury is a census-designated place in the town of Duxbury in Plymouth County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 3,360 at the 2010 census. South Duxbury is situated 3½ miles northwest of Fort Standish.
Fort Standish
- Type: Hamlet
- Description: fort in Plymouth, Massachusetts
- Categories: fort and locality
- Location: Plymouth, Plymouth, Massachusetts, New England, United States, North America
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Latitude
41.99782° or 41° 59′ 52″ northLongitude
-70.63° or 70° 37′ 48″ westOpen location code
87HFX9X9+4XOpenStreetMap ID
node 158900048OpenStreetMap feature
place=hamletGeoNames ID
4937126Wikidata ID
Q15218160
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