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'''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1775-1776) - A [[Revolutionary War]] fortification established in 1775 by the Continental Army under General George Washington in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. | '''{{PAGENAME}}''' (1775-1776) - A [[Revolutionary War]] fortification established in 1775 by the Continental Army under General George Washington in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. | ||
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== [[Revolutionary War]] (1775-1783) == | == [[Revolutionary War]] (1775-1783) == | ||
Established as a three gun, half moon shaped battery during the Patriot siege of British held Boston in November 1775 during the [[Revolutionary War]]. The fortification consisted of earthworks in a semicircle with three embrasures for cannon. Each section of the earthworks was fronted with a small moat. Part of a 10 mile chain of defenses erected between Charlestown and Cambridge. | Established as a three gun, half moon shaped battery during the Patriot siege of British held Boston in November 1775 during the [[Revolutionary War]]. The fortification consisted of earthworks in a semicircle with three embrasures for cannon. Each section of the earthworks was fronted with a small moat. Part of a 10 mile chain of defenses erected between Charlestown and Cambridge. | ||
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Fort Washington (6) (1775-1776) - A Revolutionary War fortification established in 1775 by the Continental Army under General George Washington in Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts.
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Revolutionary War (1775-1783)
Established as a three gun, half moon shaped battery during the Patriot siege of British held Boston in November 1775 during the Revolutionary War. The fortification consisted of earthworks in a semicircle with three embrasures for cannon. Each section of the earthworks was fronted with a small moat. Part of a 10 mile chain of defenses erected between Charlestown and Cambridge.
Current Status
Part of Fort Washington City Park restored in 1857 and 1900. Has three non-period cannon from Fort Winthrop.
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Location: Fort washington Park, Cambridge, Middlesex County, Massachusetts. Maps & Images Lat: 42.3564862 Long: -71.1044966 |
Sources:
- Roberts, Robert B., Encyclopedia of Historic Forts: The Military, Pioneer, and Trading Posts of the United States, Macmillan, New York, 1988, 10th printing, ISBN 0-02-926880-X, page 412
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