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== [[King George's War]] (1744-1748) ==
== [[King George's War]] (1744-1748) ==
== Current Status ==
== Current Status ==
 
A reconstructed fort was dedicated in 1933 and operated for several years before it closed and was torn down. The site is now a Price Chopper supermarket parking lot.
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'''Location:''' Replica in North Adams, Franklin County, Massachusetts.
'''Location:''' North Adams, Franklin County, Massachusetts.


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Revision as of 20:04, 27 July 2011

Fort Massachusetts (3) (1745-1748) - First established in 1745 by British Colonel Ephraim Williams during King George's War in Franklin County, Massachusetts.

King George's War (1744-1748)

Current Status

A reconstructed fort was dedicated in 1933 and operated for several years before it closed and was torn down. The site is now a Price Chopper supermarket parking lot.

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Location: North Adams, Franklin County, Massachusetts.

Maps & Images

Lat: 42.6994444 Long: -73.1436111

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 405

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