Fort Dawes

Fort Dawes (1906-1963) - An World War II Coastal Fort first established as Deer Island Military Reservation in 1906 on Deer Island, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. Named Fort Dawes in G.O. 1, 1941, after William Dawes, compatriot of Paul Revere who alerted colonial minutemen of the approach of British army troops during the Revolutionary War. Abandoned in 1963.

Endicott Period

Part of the Harbor Defense of Boston, Massachusetts.

The purchase of the Deer Island Military Reservation was authorized by act of Congress on 25 jun 1906 with several provisions, one of which required the City of Boston to remove the piggery that was on the property. A number of Endicott Period Fire control stations were established on Deer Island Military Reservation in 1907 along with quarters for two officers and six enlisted men. All facilities were accepted for service on 31 Dec 1907.
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World War I

It appears that a temporary barracks was added to the post during World War I along with a radio compass station.

World War II

Current Status

Deer Island, Suffolk County, Massachusetts. In the early 1990s, all of the military facilities on Deer Island were demolished for the construction of the Deer Island Waste Water Treatment Plant. Fort Dawes was totally destroyed.

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Location: Fort Dawes, Suffolk County, Massachusetts.

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Lat: 42.354433 Long: -70.965039

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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 397
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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