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== Current Status ==
== Current Status ==
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(M) 42.3417654, -70.8772685
Outer Brewster Island<br>Military Reservation (1937-1950)
(M) 42.332091, -70.896578
(M) 42.332091, -70.896578
Greater Brewster Island<br>Military Reservation (1937-1950)
Greater Brewster Island<br>Military Reservation (1937-1950)
(B) 42.341631, -70.878602
[[Battery 209]] (Jewell)<br>(1943-1948)
(B) 42.33381, -70.89578
(B) 42.33381, -70.89578
[[Battery AMTB 942]]<br>(1943-1946)
[[Battery AMTB 942]]<br>(1943-1946)
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'''Location:''' Brewster Islands, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.
'''Location:''' Greater Brewster Island, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.


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'''Sources:'''  
'''Sources:'''  
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'''Links:'''  
'''Links:'''  
* [http://www.northamericanforts.com/East/maboston2.html North American Forts - Brewster Islands Military Reservation]
* [http://www.northamericanforts.com/East/maboston2.html North American Forts - Brewster Islands Military Reservation]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Brewster_Island Wikipedia - Brewster Islands Military Reservation]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Brewster_Island Wikipedia - Brewster Islands Military Reservation]
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Revision as of 18:09, 1 July 2011

Great Brewster Island Military Reservation (1937-1950) - An World War II Coastal Military Reservation first established by G.O. 6, 1937, in Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Abandoned in 1950.

World War II (1941-1945)

Part of the Harbor Defense of Boston, Massachusetts.


Greater Brewster Island Military Reservation Plan


Current Status

Part of Boston Harbor Islands National Recreation Area and Boston Harbor Islands State Park, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.

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Location: Greater Brewster Island, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.

Maps & Images

Lat: 42.3417654 Long: -70.8772685

Sources:

  • U.S.Army, Supplement to the Harbor Defense Project of Boston, Massachusetts, (HDB-AN-45), 31 Jan 1945, CDSG

Links:

Visited: No

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