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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.

Fort Revere 1902 Barracks, 109 man	Fort Revere 1902 NCO Duplex Quarters

Endicott Period (1890-1910)

Part of the Harbor Defense of Boston, Massachusetts.

Two Endicott Period gun batteries Battery Riley and Battery Field were constructed between 1898 and 1900. Both of these batteries were accepted for service on the same day, 26 Jan 1901. Both of these batteries were Barbette mounted, not disappearing carriages. In 1903 work began on a large battery of six, 6" guns on disappearing carriages. That battery was completed and accepted for service on 28 Jun 1906. This battery was originally named Battery Sanders in 1904 but was administratively divided in 1906 into Battery Sanders (4 guns) and Battery Pope (2 guns). These batteries were again administratively realigned on 12 May 1909, each have three guns.

Fort Revere was laid out as a small, open plan, single company coastal fort. Construction on permanent post buildings began in 1901-1902 and continued through 1906 although most of the buildings were built in 1902. Only three sets of officer housing and two sets of NCO housing were built along with a single enlisted barracks housing 109 men. Support buildings included a headquarters, a hospital, a guard house, a PX and other necessary buildings.

**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 408-409
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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 Two [[Endicott Period]] gun batteries [[Battery Riley]] and [[Battery Field]] were constructed between 1898 and 1900. Both of these batteries were accepted for service on the same day, 26 Jan 1901. Both of these batteries were Barbette mounted, not disappearing carriages. In 1903 work began on a large battery of six, 6" guns on disappearing carriages. That battery was completed and accepted for service on 28 Jun 1906. This battery was originally named [[Battery Sanders]] in 1904 but was administratively divided in 1906 into [[Battery Sanders]] (4 guns) and [[Battery Pope]] (2 guns). These batteries were again administratively realigned on 12 May 1909, each have three guns.
+Fort Revere was laid out as a small, open plan, single company coastal fort. Construction on permanent post buildings began in 1901-1902 and continued through 1906 although most of the buildings were built in 1902. Only three sets of officer housing and two sets of NCO housing were built along with a single enlisted barracks housing 109 men. Support buildings included a headquarters, a hospital, a guard house, a PX and other necessary buildings.
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