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Fort Revere (1897-1947) - An Endicott Period Coastal Fort first established in 1897 as Nantasket Head Military Reservation on Nantasket Head, Plymouth County, Massachusetts. Named Fort Revere in G.O. 43, 4 Apr 1900, after Paul Revere, a native of Massachusetts and Lieutenant Colonel of artillery in the Continental Army, who, on the night of 18 Apr 1775, made his famous ride from Charlestown to Concord, warning the inhabitants of the approach of the British. Deactivated in 1947 and declared surplus in 1948.

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Endicott Period (1890-1910)

Part of the Harbor Defense of Boston, Massachusetts.

**Fort Revere Endicott Period Battery** (edit list)
Battery Click on Battery links below	No.	Caliber	Type Mount	Service Years	Battery Cost	Notes
Battery Ripley	2	12"	Barbette	1898-1900-1901-1943	$ 110,646
Battery Sanders	3	6"	Disappearing	1903-1906-1906-1943	$ 136,000
Battery Pope	3	6"	Disappearing	1903-1906-1906-1917	Included above	Guns to France
Battery Field	2	5"	Balanced pillar	1898-1900-1901-1917	$ 14,050	Guns to France
Source: CDSG

World War I (1917-1918)

World War II (1941-1945)

**Fort Revere World War II Battery** (edit list)
Battery Click on Battery links below	No.	Caliber	Type Mount	Service Years	Battery Cost	Notes
Battery AMTB 941	2 2	90mm 90mm	AMTB Fixed Mobile	1943-1943-1943-1946	$ 6,856
Source: CDSG

Deactivated on 31 Jul 1947 and declared surplus on 15 Feb 1948.

Current Status

Part of Fort Revere Park, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.

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Location: Fort Revere Park, Plymouth County, Massachusetts.

Maps & Images

Lat: 42.304546 Long: -70.905723

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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 .....
U.S.Army, Supplement to the Harbor Defense Project of Boston, Massachusetts, (HDB-AN-45), 31 Jan 1945, CDSG
Coast Defense Study Group, CDSG Press, CDSG Digital Library

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 == [[Endicott Period]] (1890-1910) ==
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