Beverly Fort

Fort in Beverly, Massachusetts, U.S.

Beverly Fort was a fort that existed from 1775 to 1776 during the American Revolutionary War on Hospital Point in Beverly, Massachusetts. It was reoccupied in 1814 during the War of 1812. In 1801, a smallpox hospital was built and used in 1814 as a barracks. The J-shaped earthwork of the fort still exists today.[1]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Massachusetts". American Forts Network. Retrieved 11 August 2013.
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