Fort Dawes

Fort Dawes was a World War II Coast Artillery fort located on Deer Island in Winthrop/Boston, Massachusetts. It was part of the Harbor Defenses of Boston. The site's military history began in 1906 as the Deer Island Military Reservation, acquired for fire control and mine field control as part of the Taft program.
  • Owner: Massachusetts
  • Built: 1942
  • Controlled by: Deer Island Waste Water Treatment Plant
  • Open to the public: no
  • Built by: United States Army
  • In use: 1942-1946
  • Demolished: ca 1991

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Data from: en.wikipedia.org