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Fort Strong

Fort

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Fort Strong is a former U.S. Army Coast Artillery fort that occupied the northern third of Long Island in the Boston Harbor. The island had a training camp during the American Civil War, and a gun battery was built there in the 1870s. Fort Strong is situated 500 feet east of Long Island Head Light.

Deer Island Light

Lighthouse

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Deer Island Light is a lighthouse in Boston Harbor, Boston, Massachusetts. The actual light is 53 feet above Mean High Water. Its alternating white and red light is visible for 9 nautical miles. Deer Island Light is situated 3,600 feet north of Long Island Head Light.

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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 1½ miles southeast of Long Island Head Light.

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.

Winthrop

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Winthrop is a city in Suffolk County, Massachusetts, United States. The population was 19,316 at the 2020 census. Winthrop is an ocean-side suburban town in Greater Boston situated at the north entrance to the Boston Harbor, geographically nearby to the Logan International Airport.

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