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.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Fort Andrews canonical | 1 |
Statements (49)
| 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 ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.