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Fort Standish

Fort Standish was a coastal fort completed in 1907 and located on Lovell's Island in . Named after Myles Standish, the fort would serve to host up to 7 batteries until it was disarmed and deactivated in 1947.
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Places of Interest Nearby

Highlights include Boston Harbor Islands and Lovell Island.

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The are a group of thirty-four islands in that are a unit of the United States National Park System.

Island
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Lovells Island, or Lovell's Island, is a 62-acre island in the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area, in . The island is across The Narrows from and some 7 miles offshore of downtown .

Park
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, also known as Gallups Island, is an in the Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area. It is situated between and , and is just over 6 miles from downtown Boston.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include Fort Warren and Hull.

Hamlet
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is a historic fort on the 28-acre at the entrance to . 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.

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is a town in in the 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 Standish

Latitude
42.32947° or 42° 19′ 46″ north
Longitude
-70.92767° or 70° 55′ 40″ west
Open location code
87JF83HC+QW
Open­Street­Map ID
way 99272012
Open­Street­Map feature
historic=­fort
Wiki­data ID
Q15218159
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Highlights include Lovell Island and Whitings Ledge.

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