Fort Andrews

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Fort Andrews is a former U.S. Army coastal defense fortification located on Peddocks Island in Boston Harbor, Massachusetts, now part of a historic and recreational area.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf coastal defense fortification
former U.S. Army post
armament 10-inch coast defense guns
12-inch coast defense guns
3-inch rapid-fire guns
6-inch coast defense guns
builtDuring Endicott Period NERFINISHED
constructionEnd 1904
constructionStart 1897
country United States of America
surface form: United States
currentUse historic site
recreational area
garrisonedBy Coast Artillery Corps NERFINISHED
United States Army Coast Artillery units NERFINISHED
hasBattery Battery Cushing NERFINISHED
Battery McCook NERFINISHED
Battery Putnam NERFINISHED
Battery Rice NERFINISHED
Battery Whitman NERFINISHED
Battery Williams NERFINISHED
hasStructure barracks
dock
guardhouse
gun batteries
officers quarters
parade ground
power plant
storehouses
hasViewOf Boston Harbor NERFINISHED
heldPrisonersFrom Germany NERFINISHED
Italy NERFINISHED
inServiceFrom 1904
inServiceUntil 1947
locatedIn Boston Harbor NERFINISHED
Massachusetts
Peddocks Island NERFINISHED
United States of America
surface form: United States
militaryBranch United States Army
namedAfter Leonard Andrews NERFINISHED
openToPublic yes
partOf Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area NERFINISHED
Endicott coastal defense program NERFINISHED
Harbor Defenses of Boston NERFINISHED
status decommissioned
usedAs prisoner-of-war camp
usedDuring World War I NERFINISHED
World War II
usedFor coastal defense
harbor defense

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Peddocks Island hasFeature Fort Andrews